Overview
- Israel orders evacuations across Beirut’s southern suburbs and strikes Hezbollah areas, with Lebanon’s health ministry reporting more than 100 deaths and UN peacekeepers noting ground clashes in the south.
- Iran launches waves of missiles and drones toward Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE, with defenses intercepting multiple threats and Bahrain’s main refinery reporting a fire after a strike.
- Israeli and U.S. forces expand attacks inside Iran, with the IDF claiming over 60% of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers and much of its air defenses have been neutralized as new strikes hit Tehran.
- President Donald Trump says he wants a role in selecting Iran’s next supreme leader and downplays fuel-price concerns, while congressional bids to curb the campaign fail and the White House says no ground troops are in play.
- Energy and logistics strains deepen as traffic through Hormuz slows, Saudi crude reroutes to the Red Sea, airlines cancel tens of thousands of seats, and companies warn of supply-chain disruptions.