France 24 is reporting that the U.S. military launched fresh strikes on Iran after Iran set a container ship ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, forcing its crew to abandon the vessel. The defense ministries of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar both said they were intercepting incoming Iranian fire.
The outlet said one Indian national is missing after an attack on the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman earlier Sunday. India's Ministry of External Affairs condemned the attack and said 10 of 11 Indian nationals on board had been rescued. Iran said it had fired a warning shot that struck a vessel traveling on an unapproved route.
France 24 reported that the Omani state news agency said drones struck sites in northeastern Oman in the region that sits on the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces completed a third round of strikes this week against Iran, hitting approximately 140 Iranian military targets, including missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, and ammunition storage facilities.
Sirens were activated in Bahrain, and Jordan's army said three Iranian missiles fell inside its country. Kuwait's military said its air defense forces were working to intercept an ongoing attack on its territory. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced they had hit a second vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and attacked a U.S. base in Qatar.
Pakistan's top diplomat called for de-escalation and restraint in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, emphasizing dialogue and diplomacy. France 24 also noted that President Donald Trump said the United States would "completely decimate" Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting president. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned that avenging his slain predecessor and father is "the demand of the nation" and "must certainly" take place.