State Department tells Americans worldwide to 'exercise increased caution'

Iran has hit the world’s largest LNG export terminal in Qatar, according to the Qatari interior ministry.

“Civil defence is dealing with a fire in the Ras Laffan area following an Iranian targeting,” the ministry said in a post on X.

According to the Financial Times, about a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas is ordinarily shipped from Ras Laffan. International companies including, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies are investors in the plant.

Qatar Energy, the state-owned oil and gas company, confirmed the Ras Laffan area has been hit by multiple missile attacks. The strikes have caused fires and “extensive damage," Qatar Energy said.

No casualties are reported at this time, according to Qatar Energy.

This attack follows Iran’s vow to retaliate against Gulf countries energy facilities after Israel attacked its largest gas field Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry said it intercepted four Iranian ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh, and that debris from the interception fell "in scattered areas of the capital."

The ministry says there was no damage or injuries detected so far.

Six airmen who were killed in a KC-135 crash last week will be transferred back to the U.S. for the final time at Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday, according to a White House official.

The airmen were identified by the Pentagon over the weekend as Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; and Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky, — assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida — and Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio — assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio.

Iran’s regime is “largely degraded” but “appears to be intact,” Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified to lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

Gabbard noted that although Iran can attack the U.S. and allies in the Middle East, it will take years to rebuild its missile program.

“The regime in Iran appears to be intact but largely degraded due to attacks on its leadership and military capabilities,” Gabbard said. “Its conventional military power projection capabilities have largely been destroyed, leaving limited options. Iran's strategic position has been significantly degraded.”

“Its regional power projection capabilities have been destroyed, leaving limited options," Gabbard said.

She also warned that while “internal tensions are likely to increase” inside Iran as its “economy worsens.” And, the director said, if “hostile regime survives it will likely seek to begin a year's long effort to rebuild its military, missiles and UAV [Unmanned Aerial Vehicle] forces."