The United Nations Security Council is set to review a draft resolution submitted by Bahrain addressing maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani said the move responds to Iran’s illegal attempts to control international shipping, calling for a unified international response. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli strikes had destroyed about 70 percent of Iran’s steel production capacity, calling it a tremendous achievement that reduced resources available to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran’s army said it launched drone strikes early Friday targeting US military support facilities in Jordan and Kuwait, describing the attacks as retaliation for recent American strikes on Iranian infrastructure, signalling continued escalation across West Asia.
