Overview
- Israel says overnight strikes killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, with Tehran confirming Larijani’s death along with his son and deputy.
- Iran launched multiple-warhead missiles at central Israel, killing two people in the Tel Aviv area, and fired salvos at Gulf states that were largely intercepted.
- U.S. Central Command said forces used multiple 5,000‑pound deep‑penetrator bombs against hardened Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz to reduce anti‑ship threats.
- Gulf authorities reported a death from missile debris in Abu Dhabi and disruptions at the UAE’s Fujairah oil terminal after repeated attacks, as Israel also intensified strikes in Beirut.
- President Trump declared the U.S. does not need NATO help after allies declined to join a Hormuz escort mission, and NCTC director Joe Kent resigned saying Iran posed no imminent threat.