Iran confirms Israeli strikes killed top security chief

The Israeli military said Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, and the head of the paramilitary Basij force, Gholamreza Soleimani, have been killed in Israeli air strikes, BBC reported on Tuesday.

Russia expands military cooperation with Iran — WSJ

Russia has been expanding its ‌intelligence sharing and military cooperation with Iran, providing satellite imagery and improved drone technology to aid Tehran’s targeting of US forces in the ‌region, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.