Overview
- Bahrain’s state oil firm Bapco declared force majeure after drones struck the country’s sole refinery near Sitra, triggering a fire and operational disruption while officials said domestic fuel supply remains covered.
- Thirty-two people, including children, were injured in a separate Iranian drone attack on Bahrain’s Sitra island, and authorities also reported material damage to a desalination plant in one of the war’s first confirmed hits on Gulf water infrastructure.
- Qatar reported intercepting a missile over Doha, Saudi Arabia said it shot down four drones headed toward the Shaybah oilfield, and the UAE and Kuwait announced their air defenses engaged incoming missiles and drones.
- Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel, with some reports putting Brent above $114, as refinery damage and repeated strikes slowed tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and heightened supply risk.
- The United States ordered non‑emergency embassy staff to leave Saudi Arabia citing security threats, and Iran’s leadership transition to Mojtaba Khamenei unfolded as Israel and the US carried out new strikes in Iran and Lebanon.