Overview
- U.S. forces restarted a naval blockade of Iranian ports and carried out repeated air and maritime strikes aimed at degrading Tehran’s ability to attack commercial shipping, with CENTCOM saying operations targeted coastal and missile sites.
- CENTCOM reported the first combat use of Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Bandar Abbas, signaling new tactics in the campaign.
- Iran responded with missile and drone strikes on Gulf states and shipping routes, including attacks on two Emirati tankers that killed and wounded crew members and other strikes that produced civilian casualties.
- Iran’s deputy foreign minister said the June 17 memorandum is effectively void after the blockade, and Tehran vowed to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz rather than return to talks.
- President Trump withdrew a proposed 20% transit fee, warned of imminent strikes on Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not negotiate, and regional shipping, insurance costs and energy markets are under acute pressure as mediators struggle to contain the fallout.