Overview
- Israel conducted wide-scale strikes across Iran on Thursday, with Israeli officials claiming the Revolutionary Guards’ navy chief Alireza Tangsiri was killed, as attacks were reported in Isfahan, Shiraz, Bandar Abbas, Tabriz and Mashhad.
- Iran kept up missile and drone fire into Israel and Gulf states, and debris from an intercepted Iranian ballistic missile near Abu Dhabi killed two people, according to the UAE government.
- Pakistan’s foreign minister said Islamabad is relaying a 15‑point U.S. proposal to Tehran, while Iran’s Abbas Araghchi, who spoke on state TV late Wednesday, said there are no negotiations and vowed continued resistance as President Trump insisted Iran wants a deal.
- U.S. Central Command said it has hit more than 10,000 targets inside Iran, and reporting from Axios and others described Pentagon options under review that include seizing Gulf islands or striking nuclear sites, with troop deployments expanding but no decision announced.
- The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has constrained oil and gas shipments, and UN and trade officials warned of deepening global fallout as fuel shortages spread, prices rise, and risks to civilian infrastructure and shipping increase across the region.