The US has confirmed further details of its overnight strikes on Iran, revealing that Iranian state media reported two oil tankers exploded while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed the vessels had been using an "unsafe and hazardous" route and were brought to a halt, though the US Central Command disputed this account, adding a new point of contention to an already fast-moving conflict. The wider picture remains one of serious escalation, with President Trump vowing that Iran will pay "many times over" for the deaths of American soldiers, even as diplomatic messages continue to pass between the two sides through intermediaries.

Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that several cities, including Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Mahshahr and Bandar Imam Khomeini, were struck in the latest wave, which the US says is intended to further degrade Tehran's ability to threaten shipping in the strait. This marks the tenth consecutive night of US strikes, following earlier attacks Trump said were carried out "in honour" of three US soldiers killed in Jordan and Iraq. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has described the country as now fighting a "full-scale war" with the US, while Jordan shot down three Iranian missiles, Kuwait intercepted Iranian drones, and Bahrain reported drones targeting its air navigation systems without disrupting traffic.