Overview
- Iranian drones and missiles hit UAE targets Monday, including an ADNOC tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and a fuel site in Fujairah, causing a fire and injuring three people.
- U.S. Central Command reported destroying six Iranian small boats and shooting down incoming missiles and drones as Washington launched an escort effort, described as a layered air‑sea shield for commercial ships.
- General Dan Kin said Tuesday that U.S. forces stand ready to restart large‑scale combat if directed, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned of a crushing response to any attack on U.S. forces or civilian vessels.
- A broad bloc of Arab states and the European Union condemned the strikes, cited UN Security Council Resolution 2817 on navigation rights, and the UAE said it holds Iran responsible and reserves the right to respond.
- Piracy also flared along the Somalia–Yemen route with the MT EUREKA seizure, which experts and UN reporting link to coordination among Iran’s IRGC Unit 400, Yemen’s Houthis, and Somali militants, compounding risks to crews and energy trade through narrow choke points like Hormuz.