Key facts
- A cargo vessel reported an exchange of fire with armed individuals southwest of Yemen.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have attacked the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and an airbase in Jordan.
- The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) stated it carried out "self-defence strikes" against Iran.
- Bahrain announced its air defences intercepted and destroyed "a number of treacherous Iranian aerial attacks".
- At least six people were killed in Israeli attacks on the town of Tayr Debba in Lebanon.
- Two crew members are missing after a fire broke out aboard a tanker off Oman.
A cargo vessel reported an exchange of fire with armed individuals southwest of Yemen, with the craft eventually retreating, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO). This incident occurred amidst escalating tensions between Iran and the United States.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated it attacked the United States Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and an airbase in Jordan in retaliation for earlier US strikes on southern Iran. Kuwait also reported coming under Iranian attack. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed carrying out "self-defence strikes" against Iran in response to the downing of a US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.
Bahrain's army announced its air defences intercepted and destroyed "a number of treacherous Iranian aerial attacks," condemning Iran's actions as a violation of international humanitarian law. Russia expressed extreme concern over the US-Iran confrontation, urging restraint from both sides. Egypt also condemned Iran's attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait, reiterating its solidarity with the three nations.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli air strikes on Tayr Debba killed at least six people, according to Lebanon’s civil defence agency. Separately, a fire broke out in the engine room of a tanker 37km northeast of Oman’s Sohar, with two crew members reported missing. UKMTO did not report the cause of the fire.