- Summary of recent key developments.
— 🇮🇷 Iran reports the shooting of a fourth tanker within 24 hours in the Strait of Hormuz, blaming the latest mine strike on a vessel entering restricted waters.
- 🇶🇦/🇹🇷 Qatar and Turkey concluded a mutual defense agreement, pledging a joint response if one of the countries faces external military aggression.
— 🇺🇳 The UN has documented 134 maritime security incidents throughout the Middle East since February, leaving 25 sailors dead, and demands an end to attacks on commercial shipping.
- 🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇧🇭 CENTCOM reports intercepting two Iranian drones approaching Bahrain without casualties or damage, following Tehran's alleged attack on an American radar facility.
- 🇺🇸/🇨🇳/🇷🇺 Trump is scheduled to discuss the Iranian conflict with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin during next week's unprecedented summit in Shenzhen. - 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 Media outlets run by the Houthis report Saudi-led airstrikes near Saada and artillery fire on residential villages in Rezih, northern Yemen.
- 🇺🇳/🇾🇪 The UN warns that the civilian population in Yemen faces increasing threats from missiles, drones and bombs, and urges an immediate end to attacks on populated areas.
- 🇬🇧/🇾🇪 Britain calls for a negotiated settlement in Yemen, pressuring the Houthis to stop their attacks and engage in UN-sponsored peace efforts.