Overview
- - U.S. Central Command launched Project Freedom on Monday to guide stranded commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz and said two U.S.-flagged merchant vessels completed the transit under Navy protection.
- - Iran warned foreign forces to coordinate passage with its military and disputed U.S. claims, with state media asserting warning shots at U.S. warships and denying that any Iranian boats were sunk or that escorted ships crossed the strait.
- - The United Arab Emirates reported missile and drone attacks it attributed to Iran, with a fire and three injuries at Fujairah’s oil zone and a strike on an ADNOC-linked tanker, while Oman said two people were hurt in Bukha.
- - Oil prices jumped above $113–$114 a barrel after Monday’s strikes and shipping alerts, as hundreds of vessels and thousands of crew remained stuck in the Gulf and a South Korean ship reported an explosion and fire off the UAE coast.
- - Conflicting battlefield claims left the truce near collapse, with President Trump threatening to destroy Iranian forces that target U.S. ships, Pakistan’s mediation struggling to restart talks, and both sides maintaining dueling blockades that keep trade and diplomacy on edge.