An American official to Al Arabiya: The army is on standby and there is a possibility of escalation

❌ A video from another angle that appears to show a strike and a pursuit in Bahrain.

❌ President Donald Trump, early on Thursday, 18 Tir, on the way back from the NATO summit in Ankara and aboard the presidential aircraft “Air Force One” …

❌ Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf:

CENTCOM: At the direction of the Commander in Chief, the U.S. began additional attacks against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz

❌ U.S. attack map; tonight (July 17–18, 1405)