Mideast Live Updates: Iran Launches Attacks Across Gulf After Latest U.S. Strikes

Key Points:

• The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters condemned U.S. strikes in southern Iran as an “overt act of aggression” and warned of a “crushing response,” also cautioning against U.S. interference in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps claimed to have targeted 85 U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait and shot down an American MQ-9 drone during the attack, while Kuwait reported intercepting hostile missiles and drones.
• The U.S. military stated it struck over 80 targets in Iran, including air defense systems and command networks, and targeted more than 60 IRGC small boats to reduce threats to international commerce in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iran has not taken responsibility for recent attacks on commercial ships near Oman, while Iranian officials accused the U.S. of violating a preliminary accord related to the Strait of Hormuz, amid paused negotiations following Supreme Leader Khamenei’s death.
• Energy prices surged nearly 5% to above $76 per barrel after the strikes, and the Trump administration revoked a waiver allowing Iranian oil sales, a key concession from last month's temporary cease-fire agreement.