CrossCountry said on the 23rd a power outage at its Birmingham control centre halted operations from the morning, cancelling or delaying services on almost all routes; recovery time has not been announced.

Iran's ambassador to Russia Jalali told Sputnik the US military's infrastructure, food, logistics and morale are in "very poor" condition and that, beyond suicides, "multiple" personnel have died in large-scale fighting. He said the Pentagon has not confirmed the reports but called equipment and personnel problems "undeniable" and attributed the situation to what he described as a US strategic misjudgment of Iranian resistance.

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake struck Honshu, Japan, injuring multiple people: Saitama reported nine injuries as of 04:00 JST, Kanagawa three as of 05:00 JST, and Tokyo reported cuts from broken glass. Tokyo Fire Department received about 30 quake-related calls as of 03:00 JST on the 23rd.