Overview
- Israel’s military said it struck more than 200 targets in western and central Iran over the past day, with heavy explosions reported across Tehran.
- Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, with UKMTO logging multiple vessel attacks and Gulf states reporting strikes on energy and infrastructure that sparked fires in Dubai and left two dead in Oman.
- Brent crude held above $100 a barrel and is up about 40 percent since the war began, as the International Energy Agency called the supply shock the largest disruption in the history of the global oil market.
- President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric on Truth Social and urged tankers to transit the strait, while U.S. officials signaled escorts are not yet ready and the Pentagon tallied at least $11.3 billion in U.S. costs in the first six days, including $5.6 billion in munitions in the opening 48 hours.
- A U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft was lost over western Iraq with rescue efforts ongoing, as Iran and Hezbollah launched fresh salvos at Israel and regional militaries intercepted waves of drones.