Overview
- U.S. Central Command says forces have hit nearly 2,000 targets inside Iran and destroyed 17 Iranian vessels, with more than 50,000 troops, two carriers, bombers and about 200 fighters deployed to the region.
- Saudi Arabia and Kuwait report fresh intercepts, with Kuwait confirming an 11-year-old girl died from shrapnel after a drone shoot-down, while Qatar says a ballistic missile struck Al Udeid Air Base.
- Qatar’s prime minister–foreign minister rebuked Tehran, saying strikes hit civilian areas and vital infrastructure in Doha, and warned of a response under the UN Charter’s self‑defense provision.
- France has moved the carrier Charles de Gaulle with Rafale jets and air defenses, and the U.K. reinforced its Cyprus bases after a drone attack, as NATO stresses vigilance and says it is not participating in the war.
- A missile launched toward Turkish airspace in the eastern Mediterranean prompted a NATO interception and a Turkish summons of Iran’s ambassador, while Iran‑aligned militias expand activity from Lebanon to Iraq and Yemen and the New York Times reports an indirect Iranian outreach to the CIA.