Summary
Projectiles hit three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran threatened to target vessels in the area, following U.S. actions against Iranian ships. Iran also launched attacks in the Gulf region, and a U.S. facility was hit in Iraq.
Key Facts
- Three cargo vessels were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
- One ship was struck 50 miles northwest of Dubai.
- Another was hit 25 miles from the United Arab Emirates coast.
- A third vessel experienced a hit 11 miles north of Oman.
- Iran issued threats to any ships traveling in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The U.S. claimed it destroyed 16 Iranian minelaying vessels.
- The new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is reported safe after being injured.
- Iran launched attacks in the Gulf, targeting Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
- A U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq was hit by a drone.
