First Thing: US attacks tanker in continuing Iran conflict as Tehran releases US citizen

Amid ongoing US-Iran tensions, the United States has struck Iranian coastal defenses and missile sites, and for the first time in this latest round, targeted the capital itself, according to The Guardian. American forces also disabled an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz by firing Hellfire missiles after the vessel ignored repeated warnings while headed toward Kharg Island. The action is part of a broader US blockade on Iranian ports. On the diplomatic front, Iran has released Dena Karari, a dual US-Iranian citizen detained since twenty twenty-four.

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