More than three minutes of footage released by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem shows this morning’s boarding and seizure of the stateless, sanctioned oil tanker M/T Olina in the Caribbean Sea, conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard in coordination with Sailors and Marines from Joint Task Force–Southern Spear (JTF-SS).

🚨 Iran 🇮🇷: Iranian outlet Manoto reported that Bank Melli, the country’s largest bank, was hit by a “run on ATMs,” forcing the bank to suspend customer withdrawals.

Earlier this week, U.S. intelligence assessed that the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran did not yet pose a serious threat to the regime’s stability, officials told Axios. However, that assessment is now being reexamined in light of recent developments. “The protests are serious, and we will continue to monitor them,” a senior U.S. official said.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced and released footage of this morning’s boarding and seizure of the stateless, sanctioned oil tanker M/T Olina in the Caribbean Sea. The operation was carried out by sailors and Marines with Joint Task Force–Southern Spear (JTF-SS), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, and was launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).

🚨Opposition journalist Ilia Hashemi claims that Iranian security forces killed more people during yesterday’s protests than died in the 12-day war, which resulted in roughly 1,060 fatalities. Hashemi said that based on conversations with eyewitnesses and a hospital surgeon in Tehran, the death toll from last night’s protests in Tehran, Karaj, and Shahriar is substantial. According to the surgeon, “I was in the operating room all night,” adding that “the number of protesters killed is higher than during the 12-day war.” For context, the 12-day conflict reportedly caused around 1,082 deaths. Hashemi noted that he cannot independently verify the figures, but warned that even a fraction of that number would represent a serious escalation. Internet and phone services remain down across Iran.

Tehran’s mayor claimed that during last night’s protests, demonstrators targeted hospitals and two medical centers, as well as 26 banks, 25 mosques, Basij bases, and law enforcement facilities, with the aim of spreading chaos and shaping a false narrative. He also alleged that protesters set fire to 48 fire trucks — including eight heavy firefighting engines — and attacked firefighters who were attempting to extinguish the blazes.

During an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, President Donald J. Trump was asked about the ongoing protests in Iran and reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have a contingency plan to flee to Moscow. Trump said he is “following it very closely.” When Hannity mentioned reports that Khamenei has a Plan B to leave for Russia, Trump responded that Khamenei is “looking to go someplace.” Asked whether he believes Iran is on the verge of collapse, Trump said it could be, pointing to the regime’s history of violently suppressing protests. He warned that if Iranian authorities begin killing protesters en masse again, the United States is prepared to respond forcefully. Trump said there have already been deaths, but noted that many appear to have resulted from massive crowd surges during demonstrations rather than direct gunfire. He described the protests as enormous in scale, with intense enthusiasm for overturning the regime, likening the scenes to a “stampede” due to the sheer number of people in the streets. “We’ll see what happens,” Trump said, adding that Iranian leaders are aware the U.S. is ready to act if the situation escalates.