Overview
- U.S. Central Command said its forces struck over 80 Iranian military sites in retaliation for attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported counterstrikes on U.S.-linked facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, claiming attacks on about 85 sites.
- President Donald Trump told reporters at the NATO summit in Ankara that the June memorandum of understanding is "over" and warned of more strikes.
- Washington revoked General License X that had allowed limited Iranian oil sales under the interim deal, a move Tehran called a breach and that helped drive oil prices sharply higher.
- NATO leadership publicly backed the U.S. response on Wednesday, shipping through the Strait has become more cautious, and analysts warn the clash could derail negotiations and heighten regional risk to trade and energy supplies.