- Two UAE oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in one Indian crew member killed and eight wounded.
- The UAE condemned the incident as a “blatant attack” - which followed a five-hour barrage of US strikes on Iranian military bases.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed the tankers were “offending supertankers” that ignored warnings and attempted to pass through a “mined route”.
- Tehran also launched missiles at Jordan and Bahrain, claiming to have hit weapons storage depots and a facility housing US forces.
- The US Central Command confirmed its forces used precision munitions against Iranian coastal defence systems, amidst Trump's controversial plan for a 20 per cent toll on vessels in the strait.
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