Emirates Iran US Israel

Explosions are sounding in Dubai after the United Arab Emirates reopened its airspace following a brief closure amid incoming attacks from Iran. The UAE's military was working early Tuesday to intercept incoming Iranian fire. Meanwhile, Israel launched new strikes on Tehran and against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The Israel military also faced new salvos of incoming missiles from Iran. Fears of a global energy crisis continue as the war rages on. Tehran has regularly fired on Israel, American bases in the region, and Gulf Arab countries’ energy infrastructure. It has also effectively stopped shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel says it has killed two senior Iranian security officials in overnight strikes in a major wartime blow to the country’s leadership. Iran, which did not immediately confirm the killings, fired salvos of missiles and drones at its Gulf Arab neighbors and Israel. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the deaths of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s all-volunteer Basij force. With Iran maintaining a tight grip on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said he’s been rejected by NATO and most allies to join a mission to secure the waterway vital to the global oil market.

Israel’s defense minister says the military killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in an overnight strike.