Iranian state media reported that the IRGC attacked two US vessels and eighteen others in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, while the UK Maritime Trade Operations confirmed "several" vessels were subjected to disabling fire in the region. This escalation, which occurred as oil prices surpassed $100 per barrel, coincided with Iran's announcement of an expanded "prohibited zone" extending into the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea.

The IRGC further claimed responsibility for a strike on a US military base in Jordan, an assertion that remains unverified by independent sources.