Daily brief
The Strait of Hormuz remains nearly empty of traffic, with only a few Iranian ships moving, as tensions rise amid US and Iranian military moves. Analysts discuss Iran's legal right to close the strait, while the US turns to drones after retiring minesweepers to keep the waterway open. Germany has moved minesweepers to the Mediterranean amid war fears.
Iran claims a significant portion of its missile capabilities remains unused, and says it has hanged an agent working for Israel over sabotage during protests.
A second oil tanker arrived in Iraq's Basra port amid Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
UK Prime Minister Starmer pledged to work on banning Iran's Revolutionary Guard (ongoing coverage).
An 11-year-old girl succumbed to wounds from an Iranian missile strike, and the US said it intercepted an Iran-linked vessel in the Arabian Sea.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary