Iran claims it struck six ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian state media reported that Iranian forces targeted six vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency separately receiving reports of ships subject to disabling fire in the strait, according to the Khaleej Times and Times of Israel live coverage.

Why this matters. A claimed six-vessel strike signals Iran widening its retaliatory campaign against shipping beyond the tankers the US says it destroyed the same day, adding to insurers' and shippers' calculus on whether to keep routing traffic through Hormuz.