Overview
- U.S. forces carried out an expanded second wave of airstrikes that CENTCOM said hit roughly 80–90 targets across southern Iran, targeting coastal radars, air defenses, missile sites and naval assets.
- Hours after President Donald Trump declared the interim deal 'over,' Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks it said struck U.S.-linked bases and with strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar that triggered regional air‑defence alerts.
- Iran's Health Ministry reported at least 14 dead and 78 wounded from two days of U.S. strikes, and Iranian state media described explosions at ports and facilities in Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Chabahar, Konarak and Sirik.
- The fighting centers on control of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for roughly one‑fifth of global oil trade, and the exchanges have already pushed oil prices higher while leaving thousands of seafarers stranded.
- Mediators including Pakistan and Qatar and the United Nations have urged de‑escalation, but the U.S. revocation of a temporary Iranian oil waiver and renewed strikes leave the 60‑day negotiation window under acute strain.