Headlines- The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last month claimed the lives of over 5,000 people, according to officials, who also stated that the country would need $346 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reconstruction.
- According to the US Central Command, strikes against Iran were carried out for the seventh consecutive night.
- Iranian foeces targeted a Thai-flagged vessel that attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
- The US attacked an Iranian oil tanker docked at Karg Island, deputy governor of Bushehr, Iran said.
- After what it described as an Iranian strike involving ballistic missiles and drones, Kuwait's military claimed on Friday that several of its ground forces injured and that both military and civilian facilities damaged.
- Iran said it attacked an American military base in eastern Syria on Friday.
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