Overview
- Israel launched a new “broad wave” of strikes on the Iranian capital, with large fires reported at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport following the attacks.
- Iran continued rocket and drone salvos across the region, with explosions reported in Bahrain and Dubai as Saudi defenses intercepted a missile near Prince Sultan Air Base and six drones aimed at the Shaiba oil field.
- U.S. Central Command says more than 3,000 targets in Iran have been struck since the campaign began, focusing on IRGC headquarters, air defenses and ballistic-missile infrastructure, and dozens of Iranian vessels have been disabled or destroyed.
- President Trump demanded Iran’s “unconditional capitulation,” with the White House projecting four to six more weeks of fighting as the U.S. approved an emergency sale of 12,000 bomb casings to Israel.
- Oil prices rose above $90 a barrel as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz thinned and Gulf storage neared capacity, with Kuwait curbing output according to reports.