Overview
- U.S. forces carried out another night of air, drone and naval strikes that widened targets northward into areas around Qeshm Island and near Bandar Abbas, the military said.
- As part of enforcement, U.S. forces disabled a Curacao‑flagged tanker bound for Iran and boarded or redirected multiple merchant vessels trying to reach Iranian ports.
- Iran fired missiles and drones at U.S. facilities and U.S. allied states including Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar, with reports of civilian injuries and local air‑raid warnings.
- Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply and oil prices have risen as Tehran renewed a blockade and Washington reimposed restrictions on Iranian ports.
- Regional mediators are racing to contain the fight while warnings that Iran has asked Houthi allies to prepare to close the Bab al‑Mandeb raise the prospect of simultaneous disruption to Red Sea trade routes.