Overview
- Direct hostilities between Iran and Israel have expanded into attacks on Gulf oil routes, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively choked and infrastructure targeted.
- India co‑sponsored a UN Security Council resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on GCC countries and Jordan.
- With LNG cargoes disrupted near Hormuz, India invoked the Essential Commodities Act to divert natural gas to priority sectors, while officials say domestic LPG output has risen about 25%.
- Air travel and shipping have been disrupted, aircraft have been repositioned, evacuations of Indian nationals have taken place, and Dubai reported a minor drone crash with no injuries.
- The Pentagon reports 140 US service members have been injured since the start of the Iran conflict.