Overview
- U.S. forces have carried out a twelfth consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets, which CENTCOM said were meant to degrade Tehran’s ability to threaten commercial vessels in regional waters.
- Iranian state sources reported civilian casualties and hundreds of injuries from recent U.S. strikes, with Tehran’s health authorities giving specific tolls that other outlets relayed as reported figures.
- Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they struck Saudi‑flagged oil tankers in the Red Sea and have threatened a blockade of Saudi ports, creating a second maritime front that shipping monitors say has forced some vessels to turn back.
- Global energy markets reacted sharply as Brent and WTI jumped to roughly $94–$96 a barrel and the U.S. tapped the Strategic Petroleum Reserve down to its lowest level since 1983, according to Department of Energy data.
- Washington has approved extra defense funding and surged forces, while President Trump has publicly threatened to destroy Iranian bridges or power plants for future attacks on ships, a posture officials and analysts say narrows diplomatic options and raises the risk of wider war.