Overview
- The U.S. military, acting on President Donald Trump’s orders, said it carried out strikes on Iranian air-defence sites, ground control stations and radar installations in the Strait of Hormuz area in what Centcom called self‑defense after an Apache helicopter was downed.
- Iranian state media reported explosions on the southern coast and said civilian water infrastructure and ports were damaged, with thousands briefly losing access to drinking water in coastal towns.
- Iranian outlets reported retaliatory strikes against U.S. bases in the Gulf and Jordan, and Gulf states including Kuwait and Bahrain activated air defences as sirens sounded in parts of the region.
- The U.S. also said it struck a tanker in the Gulf of Oman it accused of carrying Iranian oil, prompting a protest from India after three Indian crew members were reported missing and a diplomatic summons for a U.S. diplomat.
- President Trump has threatened further 'hard' attacks and claimed an unconfirmed secret mission to escort oil through Hormuz, a claim contradicted by other officials and not independently verified, while ceasefire talks mediated by Qatar remain fragile.