The US is bombing Iran for a 10th consecutive night, with explosions reported near Sirik and in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Chabahar and Konarak.
US President Donald Trump warns Iran it will pay “many times over” for the deaths of American soldiers after a week in which at least three US personnel were killed. AlJazeera reported.
Iran continues retaliatory attacks across the Gulf, with the Iranian army saying it targeted US missile systems at Kuwait’s Camp Arifjan in recent hours. Another tanker is also hit off the coast of Oman.
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen declare a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, threatening to further disrupt the global energy supply.
