- US strikes Iran
- Pentagon confirms the US military struck OVER 80 targets in Iran via precision strikes tonight after the regime attacked multiple civilian vessels in the Strait.
“U.S. forces struck Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities, and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in and near the strait to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international commerce flowing through the international trade corridor,” CENTCOM says
- Iran: The U.S. has made a serious mistake. The response will be sharp and disproportionate.
- U.S. official's message as the strikes pound Iran's coast: "We're turning up the volume."
-Shahid Haqqani Port in Bandar Abbas has reportedly been struck by U.S. airstrikes, adding a port facility to the target list of radar and launch sites
- U.S. warships remain on alert to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports if President Trump makes the decision to do so, according to WSJ, citing U.S. officials.
“U.S. Central Command: forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.” “The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
- Two tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz right as President Trump arrived in Turkey no casualties reported so far. In the past 24 hours, 5 tankers passing through the Omani shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz were attacked.
- US renews sanctions on Iranian oil U.S. Treasury is revoking the general license that allowed Iranian oil sales, a U.S. official says.
- The IDF located weapons in a bedroom in a civilian home in the village of Talusa in southern Lebanon. During the searches of the area, the forces located explosive devices, anti-tank missile launchers, RPG rockets, vests, helmets, and Hezbollah flags.
- PM Netanyahu said he spoke with President Trump several times and conveyed the message that Turkey is not a friendly state to the State of Israel
- Netanyahu to CNN: Selling F-35 jets to Turkey would upset the balance in the Middle East; I would not do that.
- Iranian media cites official sources: The passage in the Strait of Hormuz is proceeding in accordance with Iranian arrangements. Any "provocative action" by the US will be met with an immediate response