Overview
- Iran confirmed the deaths of national security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholam Reza Soleimani in Israeli strikes, with state media announcing funerals in Tehran.
- Retaliatory Iranian missiles carrying multiple warheads killed two people near Tel Aviv, while Gulf states reported intercepting rockets and drones targeting oil areas and bases.
- Israel said it also killed Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib in overnight strikes, a claim not confirmed by Iranian authorities.
- U.S. Central Command said forces dropped multiple 5,000‑pound deep‑penetrator bombs on fortified missile positions near the Strait of Hormuz as shipping remained constrained and energy prices stayed elevated.
- The conflict widened with Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, reports of a projectile near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant prompted an IAEA call for restraint, and humanitarian casualties and displacement continued to rise across the region.