Iran says Qatar holding pilots, vessel is attacked in Hormuz, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon

Key Points:

• Iran revealed that Qatar is holding three Iranian pilots who went missing in March after their jets were downed, marking the first time Iran has accused a regional country of detaining its personnel in the conflict; Iran has requested Red Cross assistance to communicate with the pilots.
• The United Arab Emirates reported a third recent attack on an ADNOC-owned tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, blaming Iran for unprovoked strikes in the strategically vital waterway through which a significant portion of the world's oil and gas is transported.
• Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people, including civilians, in one of the deadliest incidents since a tentative truce between Israel and Hezbollah took effect; Israel targeted a Hezbollah commander, accusing him of using family members as human shields.
• Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched ballistic missile attacks on the government-controlled Red Sea port of Mokha, killing at least three people and halting port operations, signaling an escalation that risks reigniting Yemen’s civil war and increasing regional tensions.
• These developments highlight ongoing regional instability involving Iran, its proxies, and neighboring countries, amid stalled U.S.-Iran talks and heightened military confrontations across the Middle East.