Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned that Gulf powers will no longer be a shield for US bases and the US will lose its safe haven in the region, following overnight US strikes on Iran. The attacks targeted missile sites and mine-laying vessels, testing the April ceasefire. Meanwhile, Iran's top negotiator and foreign minister were in Qatar for talks with Qatar's prime minister on a potential deal to end the war.
Brent crude oil rose 3% amid uncertainty over the peace deal and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The US and Israel are also reportedly working to strip Jordan of its custodianship of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque, according to Middle East Eye. Additionally, an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley killed 12 people, as tensions remain high across the region.