Iran announced it will close the Strait of Hormuz due to the United States’ failure to comply

❗Urgent/ Reports of three sounds of explosions in the general area of southern Bushehr province (Kangan–Assaluyeh)

Initial report of Iran firing at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz after a U.S. ultimatum

Israel Katz, Israel’s Defense Minister:

Hurry / Katz: The Israeli army has received instructions from me and Prime Minister Netanyahu to prepare for an independent attack on Iran.

Urgent/US fighter jets fly near the Iran border