Overview
- The U.S. military said it completed a wave of strikes Tuesday that hit IRGC air‑defence sites, radar, maritime assets, mine‑laying capabilities and communications nodes along Iran’s southern coast.
- Iran replied by launching ballistic missiles and drones at U.S. bases and facilities in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq, with regional air defenses intercepting most incoming projectiles.
- Iranian authorities and the Red Crescent reported at least five people killed and more than 50 wounded when a home hosting a wedding in Sirik/Kuhestak was struck, and some Iranian outlets later gave higher casualty totals.
- Multiple outlets reported that U.S. forces may also have struck two Iranian government tankers during the operation, a claim that U.S. officials cited to Axios but that remains limited in public confirmation.
- The exchanges have sharply reduced commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, pushed oil prices higher, narrowed diplomatic space after a failed ceasefire agreement and left civilians near the coast facing growing danger and disruption.