At least three cargo vessels are attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, including the Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree that is set ablaze off the coast and leaves most of its 23 crew rescued by Omani vessels.The United States destroys sixteen Iranian minelaying vessels near the strait and releases videos of the strikes while US Central Command says intensive air and sea operations have hit thousands of Iranian targets and disabled dozens of vessels.International Energy Agency member countries unanimously approve a historic release of 400 million barrels to blunt lost flows, a move the IEA says covers roughly twenty-six days of supply and comes as Brent crude trades above $90 per barrel.Tehran’s leadership has shifted after the assassination of Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei in earlier strikes,
Mojtaba Khamenei asserts a harder line, Gulf states warn of energy and shipping disruptions, and the
United States investigates a
Tomahawk strike on a school in
Minab that local authorities say killed at least 175 people.