Overview
- Satellite images published Thursday showed smoke and damage at Iran’s Qeshm Island port area, confirming strikes on infrastructure near key Gulf shipping lanes.
- A U.S. fighter jet crashed inside Iran, with U.S. reports saying one pilot was rescued while searches continue for a second as Iranian outlets announced cash rewards for capture.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it struck an Oracle data center in Dubai and earlier an Amazon cloud site in Bahrain, though Dubai authorities denied the Dubai attack and no independent evidence has been shown.
- President Trump said Saturday the U.S. could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and make money from restored oil shipments, highlighting how the fight now threatens a chokepoint that carries about a fifth of global crude.
- U.S. and Israeli strikes that reportedly destroyed Iran’s B1 bridge targeted internal logistics, while a Putin–Mohammed bin Salman call emphasized OPEC+ coordination as governments brace for oil market strain.