At least 6 commercial vessels were struck by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, effectively closing the world's top oil chokepoint. Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since being appointed. The IEA coordinated release of 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves as global fuel prices spike. Death toll: 1,200+ in Iran, 634+ in Lebanon, and 12 in Israel.
