Top stories: 1) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claims that Israel’s demise is drawing near. 2) The Iranian-proxy Ansar-Allah, which is led by the Houthi tribe, pledges to sink all U.S. vessels transiting the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb. 3) Hostilities along Israel’s Lebanese front intensify, sparking wide-spread blazes.

