The head of Iran's Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, issued a warning to the US and Israel, stating that military escalation in Gaza and Lebanon could open new fronts and disrupt shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

A senior official confirmed that Iran's Quds Force chief, Esmail Qaani, has visited Iraq.

Rumors are circulating about the death of Esmail Qaani, head of Iran's Quds Force, with claims he was executed by the Revolutionary Guards. Qaani had a reputation for surviving while those around him were killed.

An Iraqi terror suspect with alleged links to Iran's Quds Force has been arrested for reportedly planning terrorist attacks in Europe and the United States. The suspect is said to have published related information on Snapchat.

Israel has announced it attacked Iran's largest petrochemical complex, Asaluyeh, and a second petrochemical facility, describing these as severe economic blows to Tehran. Concurrently, Israel's military also claimed to have killed the commander of the special operations unit of Iran's Quds Force in a strike on Tehran.

The Israeli military announced it killed Daoud Ali Zadeh, a commander of Iran's Quds Force responsible for Lebanon, in an airstrike in Tehran, identifying him as the senior Iranian commander organizing Hezbollah.

Esmail Qaani, head of Iran's IRGC Quds Force, reportedly visited Baghdad to meet with Shi'ite political and militia leaders, discussing Iraq's next prime minister and the future of Shi'ite militias amidst US sanctions.

Qaani made the remarks in his first statement since Israel's killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28 at the start of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran.