- Iranian forces launched missile, drone, and small boat attacks on U.S. Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz; no ships were hit.
- In response, U.S. forces struck two Iranian ports—Bandar Abbas and Keshem—marking an escalation amid an ongoing ceasefire.
- The Court of International
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