Overview
- U.S. forces launched new strikes on Iranian surveillance, communications and air-defence sites in the early hours of Thursday in response to Tehran's recent attacks.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it struck U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain and fired missiles toward Jordan, hours after the U.S. bombardments.
- The IRGC declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to shipping and warned it would target transiting vessels while U.S. Central Command said commercial traffic was continuing.
- President Trump announced he had canceled planned strikes and called a 'very good' agreement imminent, but Iranian officials publicly said no final decision had been made, leaving the deal unconfirmed.
- The exchanges pushed oil prices higher, prompted regional airspace alerts and civil-defense measures, and escalated risks for civilians and shipping in a wider war that began in February.