Overview
- CENTCOM confirmed six aircrew dead in a tanker crash in Iraq, raising US military fatalities in the Iran operations to 13.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it attacked two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as the new supreme leader vowed the blockade would continue.
- Global crude remains near $100 a barrel despite the IEA’s release of 400 million barrels to steady supplies.
- A Western intelligence official told CNN that Russia is assisting Iran with advanced drone tactics drawn from the Ukraine war.
- Mexico’s finance chief outlined fuel-tax cuts to stabilize pump prices, while Peruvian transport leaders announced plans for drastic actions, including a potential national strike, after violent attacks on buses.