- Israel's defense minister claims Iran's top security official Ali Larijani is dead, as the IDF says Iran's Basij paramilitary force commander was killed in a strike. There has been no official confirmation from Iran.

- On Monday, US President Donald Trump said he did not think the US-Israeli war with Iran could finish this week, while repeating his earlier claim that the conflict will come to an end "soon."

- Also on Monday, multiple European nations and the European Union (EU) voiced reluctance or outright opposition to President Trump's call for a military mission to ensure safe shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.