Iran attacks commercial vessels and Dubai airport, widening conflict Iran fired upon commercial ships and two Iranian drones struck near Dubai International Airport, wounding four people while flights continued [2][10].
Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly wounded after Israeli strike that killed his father Israeli airstrikes that killed former leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also injured his son, the new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, according to intelligence sources [6][7].
Strait of Hormuz sees at least 12 confirmed incidents, halting cargo traffic A Thai cargo ship was hit and set ablaze, seven mariners have died, and Iran has effectively stopped cargo flow through the narrow strait that carries a fifth of global oil [11].
Iran targets oil fields and financial hubs to inflict global economic pain Oil fields and refineries in Gulf states have been struck; Brent crude is up about 20% since the war began, and the International Energy Agency released 400 million barrels of emergency reserves [12][15][16][17].
U.S. forces destroy 16 Iranian minelayers and vow to keep the strait open American airstrikes eliminated sixteen Iranian minelaying vessels near the Hormuz corridor as part of a broader campaign against Iran’s navy [14].
Humanitarian fallout spreads across Lebanon and the wider region UNRWA reports at least 759,000 internally displaced people in Lebanon, 634 deaths there since fighting intensified, and Israeli strikes have wounded civilians in Beirut [8][9].