Key facts
- Iran's IRGC claimed to have attacked a US special operations command center in al-Tanf, Syria.
- The IRGC stated the attack was retaliation for the killing of seven Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr.
- The IRGC claimed the operation destroyed a radar system and several helicopters in Syria.
- The IRGC claimed to have targeted US C-17 transport planes and a P-8 aircraft at Jordan's Aqaba airport with ballistic missiles.
- The IRGC also claimed to have targeted US forces at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and the US Al-Udeid base in Qatar.
- The US Central Command stated it completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran.
- The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported a ship caught fire eight nautical miles north west of Oman's Kumzar.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had launched a "surprise attack" on a US special operations command center in al-Tanf, Syria, claiming it was in retaliation for the killing of seven Iranian soldiers in Iranshahr. The IRGC stated the strike targeted the command center, destroying a radar system and several helicopters. The corps also claimed to have targeted US C-17 transport planes and a P-8 aircraft at Jordan's Aqaba airport with ballistic missiles, and attacked US forces at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and the US Al-Udeid base in Qatar. The US Central Command stated it completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, targeting Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defence facilities. The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported that a vessel caught fire eight nautical miles north west of Oman's Kumzar, with the cause yet to be verified. US President Donald Trump said the latest attacks on Iran were carried out in "honour" of US service members recently killed. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Iran of using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage and called on other countries to protect global shipping, while stating the US remains "open to a diplomatic solution with Iran". Gunfire from Israeli forces and settlers killed two Palestinians in Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.