Daily brief
Iran and the US exchanged strikes in the Gulf region, with Iran's IRGC claiming attacks on the US Fifth Fleet and an American airbase, and the US military striking an oil tanker near Qeshm Island and the island itself. Iran also fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain, where US Patriot systems intercepted them without casualties. The IRGC warned the 'era of hit and run is over,' signaling a more direct confrontation. (ongoing coverage)
A man with a bomb took hostages in a bank in Bakersfield, California; the FBI fatally shot him.
A US-Iranian national, Jamshid Ghomi, was accused of smuggling encryption technology to Iran.
The Pentagon hired a convicted January 6 rioter for a sensitive counterterrorism job.
Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel, testing the US-mediated ceasefire deal.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary