On Tuesday,
US air, sea, and space assets escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying 18
million barrels of oil—the largest such operation yet—while striking nearly 60
Iranian targets and neutralizing threats like drones and missiles.
Early Wednesday, Kuwaiti defenses intercepted incoming Iranian attacks on US bases such as Ahmad Al-Jaber, with explosions from interceptions echoing across the country but no confirmed direct hits on populated areas.
Iran claimed damage to US communications, hangars, and radar in retaliation for prior operations, as the six-month conflict tests control over this vital global energy chokepoint approaching pre-war oil flows.