Overview
- U.S. forces conducted a sixth consecutive night of air, drone and naval strikes, striking coastal surveillance, air-defense sites and military logistics to weaken Iran's ability to control the Strait of Hormuz.
- Washington has reimposed and is enforcing a naval blockade of Iranian ports, boarding and redirecting vessels and disabling a Curacao-flagged tanker that ignored warnings.
- Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on U.S. facilities and allied states in the Gulf, with the IRGC claiming strikes on regional radar sites and on a Syrian base at Al-Tanf.
- Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has largely stopped, pushing up oil prices and forcing shippers to reroute or suspend voyages as insurance and logistical costs rise.
- Diplomatic channels run by Qatar, Pakistan and Oman are active but strained, and Iran has discussed activating Houthi allies to threaten the Bab al-Mandeb, while Iranian sources report dozens killed and hundreds injured.