Overview
- U.S. Central Command, which began supporting the mission Monday, said Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz and two U.S.-flagged merchant ships exited under protection, a claim Iran disputed.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned it would stop any foreign forces by force and state media said two missiles targeted a U.S. warship near Jask on Monday, which CENTCOM denied.
- The United Arab Emirates reported drone and missile strikes it attributed to Iran, including a fire at Fujairah’s oil zone that injured three Indian workers, while Oman said two people were hurt in Bukha.
- CENTCOM said U.S. forces intercepted incoming missiles and drones and sank six Iranian small boats during Hormuz operations on Monday, a claim Iranian officials rejected.
- Oil prices jumped above $113 a barrel and hundreds of crews remained stranded on ships, as owners and insurers hesitated to risk a route threatened by mines, fast-boat harassment, and fresh clashes.