Overview
- U.S. Central Command said a KC-135 crashed in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury, confirmed four of six crew dead, and reported no evidence of enemy or friendly fire as the probe continues.
- The Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed it shot the aircraft down, a contention U.S. officials dispute.
- Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran, with heavy explosions reported and the military saying it targeted regime infrastructure.
- Turkey reported that NATO air defenses intercepted another ballistic projectile fired from Iran entering Turkish airspace, the third such incident in recent days.
- A drone strike near Erbil killed a French soldier and wounded others at a base used by French forces and Kurdish Peshmerga, according to French authorities.