Day 120: Tanker M/T Kiku Struck by Drone Near Strait of Hormuz; US Launches Retaliatory Strikes; Hezbollah Rejects Lebanon Framework

The Panama-flagged tanker M/T Kiku, Greek-owned and carrying over 2 million barrels of crude, was hit by a one-way attack drone while transiting near the strait off Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. CENTCOM confirmed no crew injuries and no cargo leakage. The US struck Iranian locations near Sirik in immediate response. Separately, Hezbollah formally rejected the Israel-Lebanon 'lasting peace' framework Secretary of State Marco Rubio had announced a day earlier, even as Israeli strikes continued to hit southern Lebanon.