Overview
- U.S. and Saudi warplanes struck logistics and weapons sites used by Iran‑aligned militias in eastern Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for a string of drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
- U.S. Central Command said Iranian forces launched multiple ballistic missiles in an "attempted surprise attack" on U.S. positions and that U.S. air defenses intercepted all incoming missiles.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its navy struck and forced three oil tankers to stop in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim Reuters and other outlets could not immediately verify.
- Global oil prices jumped more than four percent as traders reacted to renewed fighting and to U.S. naval moves that have redirected and disabled commercial ships in the Gulf.
- Mediators led by Qatar, Pakistan and Oman reported recent progress toward reviving a ceasefire but said talks remain fragile after the collapse of the earlier interim deal and fresh exchanges that have caused deaths, base damage and disputed responsibility for attacks.