Overview
- U.S. Central Command said Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. forces and that the missiles were intercepted, and hours later CENTCOM launched a wave of strikes targeting dozens of IRGC-linked sites.
- CENTCOM said the strikes hit IRGC command centers, missile and drone facilities, coastal surveillance and maritime sites as part of a roughly two-hour operation to blunt Tehran’s ability to threaten U.S. forces and shipping.
- U.S. and Saudi aircraft also struck Iran-aligned militia logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq, an action that Iraqi paramilitaries said killed and wounded fighters and that Baghdad condemned as an escalation.
- President Trump met with Israeli and Ukrainian leaders in Washington this week and issued blunt threats of heavier retaliation if talks fail, while U.S. officials say they continue indirect negotiations through regional mediators.
- Mediators have at times paused strikes to seek a deal for the Strait of Hormuz, but the short pause has collapsed, markets reacted with sharp oil price moves, and civilians and commercial shipping have faced growing danger and disruption.