- The US launched a "heavy wave of strikes" against Iranian targets, including military command centres and missile facilities, in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a US base in Jordan.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vowed to retaliate, stating it would "punish the aggressor today", following the US strikes.
- Jordan's air defences successfully intercepted five missiles launched from Iran on Thursday morning, with no casualties reported.
- Three people, including a two-year-old child, were reportedly killed in a US attack on a residential building in Iran's Qeshm.
- Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has plummeted to "crisis-era lows" due to the escalating security situation, leading to concerns over global fuel and food prices.
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