Overview
- Pakistan’s UN envoy condemned U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and warned they endanger peace and stability beyond the region.
- Islamabad said it will keep working for de‑escalation, with its Foreign Office assisting affected Pakistanis and operating a 24/7 crisis unit.
- Iran’s newly presented supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed to avenge casualties, threatened closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and warned of strikes on U.S. bases.
- Two oil tankers near Iraq were attacked, rescue teams saved 39 people, and one Indian crew member was confirmed dead by India’s embassy in Baghdad, with Iraqi oil terminals suspending activity.
- Iran’s UN representative reported 1,348 civilians killed and more than 17,000 wounded, and UNICEF said over 1,100 children have been affected.