Overview
- Commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively halted, disrupting a route that carries about 20% of global seaborne oil and significant LNG volumes.
- Trump labeled NATO a “paper tiger” and called allies “cowards” for declining to join offensive efforts to reopen the waterway after days of mixed signals about needing help, with reports saying he is weighing ground troops.
- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands issued a joint statement expressing readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage without making operational commitments.
- U.S. Central Command reported 232 American service members injured since the conflict began, including 10 seriously wounded, with 207 returned to duty.
- QatarEnergy warned it may invoke force majeure on long-term LNG deliveries after strikes damaged the Ras Laffan industrial complex, underscoring escalating supply risks.