Overview
- U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian-linked oil tankers on Tuesday after Iran twice attempted to fire ballistic missiles at a U.S. warship, and CENTCOM said crews were ordered off before the strikes.
- Hours later Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched missiles toward the U.S.-linked Al‑Azraq base in Jordan, and Jordanian air defenses said they intercepted most of the incoming rockets with no reported casualties.
- Tehran’s forces also claimed to have seized a U.S. unmanned submarine drone in the Strait of Hormuz but U.S. officials disputed that account, saying the vehicle malfunctioned and was an older model.
- Washington paired the strikes with broader economic pressure by blacklisting dozens of Iranian airlines and aviation service providers, while Iran‑aligned Houthis struck Saudi energy sites, wounding roughly 73 people.
- The exchange has sharply disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and pushed Brent toward $100 a barrel, raising the prospect of further energy shocks and wider regional escalation.