Overview
- Centcom said a fresh U.S. offensive began Sunday after Iranian attacks on vessels and that President Donald Trump ordered the strikes to hold Iran accountable.
- U.S. military statements say the campaign has targeted missile and drone sites, naval assets, ammunition depots, coastal surveillance posts and communications nodes to reduce Iran’s ability to strike shipping.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched missiles and drones at Gulf states and announced the Strait of Hormuz closed, a claim the U.S. military denies while reporting that commercial traffic continues.
- A merchant ship was hit near the Musandam peninsula, caught fire and was abandoned with 11 Indian crew aboard; India says ten were rescued and one remains missing.
- Gulf governments reported multiple intercepts and strikes and international actors warned the flare-up could derail the negotiated truce and widen the conflict in the region.