Tensions in the Gulf have dramatically escalated as Iran targeted US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including radar and air defense systems, following a new wave of US strikes against Iranian military facilities. These US strikes, the tenth consecutive day of retaliatory action, aimed to degrade Iran's capabilities to disrupt commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim to have intercepted two oil tankers and warned of “more decisive and powerful” attacks. The exchange of attacks follows the deaths of at least three US soldiers, prompting President Trump to vow retribution. Iranian President Pezeshkian characterized the situation as a “full-scale war,” while the US maintains its readiness to respond to further Iranian aggression. Despite the conflict, commercial vessel traffic continues through the key international waterway.