Headlines- While the US military claims to have disabled two tankers attempting to reach Iranian ports, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured an oil tanker in a "special operation" in the Gulf of Oman.
- Four people have died as a result of an Israeli air strike on the village of Toura in Lebanon.
- In order to prevent the ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports, the U.S. Central Command reported that it had redirected 57 commercial vessels and destroyed four more.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends recent operations and says the US expects an answer from Iran on a possible settlement on Friday.
- Iran launched three drones and two ballistic missiles against United Arab Emirates air defenses on Friday.
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