Overview
- Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment, and the Revolutionary Guard publicly pledged full obedience.
- Within hours, Iran launched new missiles and drones at Israel and Gulf states, with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain reporting interceptions, damage and injuries, including 32 wounded in Bahrain and reported desalination plant damage.
- Israel and the United States hit targets across Iran and Lebanon, setting oil depots ablaze in Tehran, disrupting fuel distribution, and striking a Beirut hotel that Israeli officials said hosted Iranian commanders.
- Reported casualties continued to climb, with Iran’s health ministry citing at least 1,200 civilians killed and around 10,000 wounded, Lebanon reporting roughly 394 deaths, and Israel recording 11 fatalities.
- Global fallout widened as Brent crude jumped above $100 and stocks slid, while the United States confirmed a seventh service member killed and ordered nonessential staff to depart Saudi Arabia.