Overview
- Israel’s air force said it hit more than 200 targets in western and central Iran in the past day, focusing on ballistic missile arrays, air defenses and command hubs, and releasing footage of F-35I jets heading to the strikes.
- The IDF says roughly 70% of Iran’s missile launchers are destroyed and about 2,200 regime-linked sites have been struck, with officials indicating thousands more targets and operations likely to continue for weeks.
- Iran continued missile and drone attacks on Israel, with impacts reported in Tel Aviv and Bnei Brak that wounded several people, while Hezbollah launched additional fire from Lebanon.
- Gulf states reported fresh attacks: a drone ignited a fuel tank near Dubai International Airport causing a temporary shutdown, a person was killed in Abu Dhabi, a fire was reported at Fujairah’s oil zone, and Saudi Arabia said its defenses intercepted at least 64 drones in 12 hours.
- Iran’s IRGC claimed strikes on US bases at Al Dhafra, Sheikh Isa and Al-Udeid, global oil traded above $100 as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz largely stalled, and Europe and Japan weighed responses including a possible EU naval role and the release of Japanese reserves.