United States forces said it targeted and destroyed five Iranian oil tankers, sharply escalating tensions. In retaliation, Iran fired missiles toward American positions in Jordan, though the majority were intercepted by Jordan's air defence systems. Adding to the conflict, the U.S. government enacted new sanctions on Iran's aviation sector, heightening the risk of open warfare.

US forces destroyed three IRGC oil tankers after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two US warships, sparking Iranian retaliatory claims in Hormuz.

Revolutionary Guards launch retaliatory missile barrage at US base in Jordan, threaten ships in Kuwait and Bahrain; CENTCOM says submarine drone seized by Iran was 'defective'