Clashes, crossings in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trumprefusesto confirm ceasefire still holds. Attackshitcritical UAE oil facility. U.S. intelligence: Iran’s nuclear timeline is largelyunchanged. Treasury SecretaryaccusesChina of “funding” Iranian terrorism. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salamsaysthe state’s arms monopoly is irreversible, and demilitarization will take months. Israeli drone strikekillsone, wounds several. Citizen Labreportfinds Israeli-linked telecom infrastructure used in global surveillance operations across ten-plus countries. Gaza NGO coordinatorwarnsof “environmental and biological apocalypse” as water and sanitation systems collapse. Israelextendsdetention of Flotilla organizers. U.S. militarykillstwo in latest vessel strike in the Caribbean. Democratspushthe Trump administration to acknowledge Israel’s nuclear weapons program. SCOTUSexpeditesLouisiana redistricting ruling. Secret Serviceshootsarmed man near White House; 15-year-old bystander grazed. Supreme Court temporarilyrestoresbroad access to abortion pill mifepristone. DHSclosesimmigration detention oversight office. Sudanaccusesthe UAE and Ethiopia of drone strikes on Khartoum airport. Russia and Ukrainedeclaredueling unilateral ceasefires. India’s leftexperienceshistoric defeat. Amnesty InternationaldocumentsADF war crimes in eastern DRC. ZambiasuspendsU.S. talks over “unacceptable” terms. U.S.revokesvisas of Costa Rican newspaper board members.
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Clashes, crossings in the Strait of Hormuz:
U.S. defense officials claimed two U.S Navy destroyers, the USS Mason and the USS Truxtun,transitedthe Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to CBS News. The officials claimed the ships entering the Persian Gulf came under Iranian attack with drones and small boats but said neither vessel was struck. The U.S. military also said itescortedtwo merchant vessels through the Strait on Monday. Admiral Brad Cooper claimed the U.S. destroyed six small Iranian boats targeting the vessels in the process. Iranian military sources disputed the claims, telling Tasnim News Agency that no IRGC naval vessels were struck and that two small civilian cargo boats were hit on Monday, killing five civilians.
An explosion and firestruckthe engine room of the HMM Namu, a Panama-flagged bulk carrier operated by South Korea’s HMM shipping company, while the vessel was anchored off Umm Al Quwain in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. All 24 crew members—six South Koreans and 18 foreign nationals—were reported safe. Authorities are investigating whether the blast resulted from an external attack, a drifting mine, or mechanical failure.
Trump refuses to confirm ceasefire still holds:President Donald TrumpdeclinedMonday to say whether the U.S.-Iran ceasefire remains in effect, telling conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, “I can’t tell you that.” Trump had earlier told Fox News that Iranian forces would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if they targeted U.S. ships in the strait or the Persian Gulf, while also insisting the war “militarily … is essentially over.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi respondedon Xthat “events in Hormuz make clear that there’s no military solution to a political crisis,” warned the U.S. against being “dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers,” and directed the same warning at the UAE, writing: “Project Freedom is Project Deadlock.” Araghchi is traveling to Beijing today to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart on “bilateral relations and regional and international developments,” his ministry said in a statement.
Attacks hit critical UAE oil facility:On Monday, a major firebroke outat the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, which hosts the country’s only crude export pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, with a capacity of 1.5 to 1.8 million barrels per day. UAE authorities attributed it to a drone attack to Iran. A senior Iranian military official told state broadcaster IRIB that Iran had “no pre-planned plan” to strike oil facilities in Fujairah, instead attributing the fire to what he called American “military adventurism” aimed at forcing passage for ships through what he described as forbidden sections of the Strait of Hormuz. No assessment of damage to the facilities has been released.
Pro-Iran hacker group Handala claims coordinated cyberattack on Fujairah port:The pro-Iran hacker group Handala alsoclaimedMonday it conducted a cyberattack on the Port of Fujairah timed to coincide with the missile strike, saying it exfiltrated more than 430,000 documents—including pipeline maps, ship traffic records, and financial data—and delivered infrastructure maps to IRGC missile units to enable “pinpoint targeting.” The group issued a warning to UAE leadership that continued cooperation with Israel and the United States would bring further cyber, intelligence, and military strikes.
UAE reports interception of Iranian barrage:The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defensesaidits air defenses intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones launched from Iran on Monday, leaving three people moderately injured. Israeli carriers suspended direct service to Dubai, with FlightRadar data cited by Reuters showing several inbound flights diverted toward Muscat as operations at Dubai and Sharjah airports were disrupted.An Iranian official denied targeting the UAE, according to Al Jazeera.
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