Overview
- President Donald Trump warned he will “hit and obliterate” Iran’s power plants unless Tehran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
- Iran’s military and the IRGC vowed to retaliate by targeting US energy, information technology and desalination assets in the region and warned the strait could be completely closed if strikes occur.
- Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Israeli cities of Dimona and Arad, wounding more than 100 people after air defenses failed to intercept at least two projectiles, according to Israeli officials.
- Israel said it launched wide‑scale strikes on targets in Tehran and against Hezbollah in Lebanon, as its military chief highlighted Iranian long‑range missile launches toward Diego Garcia that suggest European capitals lie within range.
- Shipping through Hormuz remains constrained as 22 nations signal readiness to help secure passage, energy prices stay elevated, and the US Treasury temporarily authorizes delivery and sale of Iranian‑origin oil loaded since March 20 to ease supply strains.