Overview
- The Israeli military said it carried out large-scale strikes on targets in Tehran and Hezbollah strongholds in southern Beirut, and it claimed to have killed senior Iranian figures Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, a claim not confirmed by Tehran.
- Gulf states reported fresh missile and drone activity, with debris killing one person in Abu Dhabi and a new drone attack igniting a fire at the Fujairah oil hub, while a tanker at anchor near the Strait of Hormuz was damaged by an unknown projectile, according to UKMTO.
- Iraq saw escalating violence with a deadly strike on a Baghdad residence said to house Iranian advisers and two attacks on the U.S. embassy, alongside drone activity targeting southern oil facilities.
- Allied reluctance persisted as the EU declined to redirect its maritime mission to the Strait of Hormuz and key partners ruled out an operation, prompting President Trump to say the U.S. no longer needs NATO help, while President Emmanuel Macron convened a new French defense council.
- Roughly 200 U.S. service members have been reported wounded across seven countries since the conflict began, authorities tallied more than 2,200 deaths largely in Iran and Lebanon, displacement in Lebanon exceeded one million people, and oil prices jumped about 5%.