Overview
- - The Houthis, who launched a missile at Israel on Saturday, opened a new front that could draw fire toward the Bab el-Mandeb strait and Red Sea shipping lanes.
- - About 3,500 U.S. Marines and sailors arrived on the USS Tripoli, with officials positioning the force to help counter Iran’s hold on the Strait of Hormuz.
- - The Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed to most commercial traffic, though Pakistan said Iran agreed to let 20 Pakistani‑flagged vessels transit two per day as a confidence‑building step.
- - Israeli strikes hit multiple Iranian sites, and the IAEA said the area around the Bushehr nuclear plant was struck for the third time in 10 days without reactor damage as it warned of nuclear safety risks.
- - U.S. Central Command reported more than 11,000 targets struck since February 28, and governments and aid groups counted over 4,500 deaths across the region as the conflict enters its second month.