- U.S. and Iran have sharply escalated strikes — the U.S. carried out a ninth wave overnight after two American service members were killed, raising fears the fighting could widen.
- Gulf states report fresh Iranian missile and drone attacks; Kuwait and Bahrain say they intercepted strikes and a desalination plant was damaged.
- The Strait of Hormuz is a flashpoint, with the U.S. enforcing a naval blockade and shipping disruptions stoking worries about global oil supplies.
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