Overview
- President Donald Trump warned on Truth that if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened within 48 hours, the United States will strike and annihilate Iran’s power plants, starting with the largest.
- The Pentagon is sending three more warships and roughly 2,200–2,500 Marines from the USS Boxer amphibious group after last week’s USS Tripoli deployment, and Britain has authorized U.S. use of its regional bases for strikes on threats to Hormuz.
- Iran fired two missiles toward the Anglo‑American base at Diego Garcia without hitting it, signaling longer missile range, and separate Iranian missiles struck Dimona and Arad in southern Israel with Israeli medics reporting about 175 injured.
- Iran, via the Tasnim agency linked to the Revolutionary Guard, set six public conditions for ending the war, including U.S. base closures in the region, compensation, a new legal regime for Hormuz and the extradition of anti‑Iran media operators.
- G7 foreign ministers issued a joint statement condemning Iranian attacks on civilians and energy infrastructure and called for an immediate halt to strikes that threaten maritime routes including the Strait of Hormuz.