Key facts
- Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned US strikes as a violation of international law and its right to self-defense.
- The IRGC claimed to have attacked US assets in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
- The US military's Central Command confirmed conducting self-defense strikes against Iran.
- Jordan's military intercepted five missiles launched from Iran.
- Israel issued evacuation orders for Ansarieh village and struck Hezbollah targets.
- A cargo vessel reported an exchange of fire with armed individuals southwest of Yemen.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it conducted drone and missile attacks on US assets, including the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, an airbase in Jordan, and targets in Kuwait, in response to earlier US strikes on southern Iran. The IRGC stated that sites hit included F-35 fighter jet hangars and a command and control center in Jordan. The US military's Central Command confirmed carrying out "self-defence strikes" against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. Jordan's military reported its air defence systems intercepted five missiles launched from Iran over the Azraq area. Meanwhile, Israel issued forced displacement orders for residents of the Lebanese village of Ansarieh, calling on them to move north of the Zahrani River before an imminent attack. The Israeli military also reported striking Hezbollah rocket launcher sites and drone infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that a cargo vessel exchanged fire with a small craft carrying six armed individuals approximately 88 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's Balhaf, after which the craft retreated. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held calls with his Saudi and Turkish counterparts to discuss regional developments, condemning the US aggression and emphasizing Iran's right to self-defense.