US-Iran War News Live Updates: Indian National Killed In Attack By Iran Using Suicide Boat

An Indian national has reportedly been killed in an attack carried out by Iran using a "suicide" boat against a US-owned oil tanker near Iraq.

US-owned and Marshal Island-flagged oil tanker Safesea Vishnu was attacked off Khor Al Zubair port on Wednesday inside Iraq’s territorial waters by an Iranian "suicide" boat, sources told PTI.

An Indian national, whose name is being withheld at the moment, has reportedly been killed in the attack, while the remaining 27 crew and personnel on the oil tanker have been rescued and taken to Basra, the sources said.

Sources close to Safesea, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the company is devastated to learn of the loss of the Indian national in the attack.

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Bahrain's Ministry of Interior has arrested four nationals, aged 22-36, for allegedly spying for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, including photographing key locations. A fifth suspect, 25, is reportedly abroad. The ministry claims they used high-resolution equipment to capture coordinates, which were then sent to Iran via encrypted software.

India co-sponsored a resolution in the UN Security Council that condemned the “egregious” attacks by Iran against Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan and demanded immediate cessation of all attacks by Tehran while denouncing its threats of closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The 15-nation Security Council, currently under the presidency of the United States, adopted the resolution on Wednesday with 13 votes in favour, none against and abstentions by veto-wielding permanent members China and Russia.

India cosponsored the Bahrain-led resolution along with over 130 nations, including Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen and Zambia.

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A drone fell on a building near Dubai's Creek Harbor area, causing a fire, but no injuries were reported. The Dubai Media Office confirmed the incident, and evacuation was carried out to ensure everyone's safety. The fire was later brought under control.
 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared that it will block every drop of oil from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as the continued closure of the strategic Gulf chokepoint further unsettles global energy markets amid the ongoing US‑Israeli war on Iran.
 

Ninety-one children — nearly one in seven dead — were among the 634 people killed by Israeli fire since fighting broke out last week, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. At least 47 women have been killed and more than 1,500 people wounded. That's up from 570 people the ministry reported killed as of Tuesday.

More than 800,000 people have been displaced, mostly from southern Lebanon and the capital's southern suburbs, according to the Lebanese government, which is strapped for cash and has struggled to secure adequate shelter and aid for evacuees.

Israel's widespread strikes in Lebanon are intensifying, while Iran-backed Hezbollah vows to keep firing missiles and drones into Israel and refuses to disarm.
 

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Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command, said that as a result of the US strikes, including one on a "large ballistic missile manufacturing facility," Iran's ballistic missile and drone attacks have “dropped drastically.” The targets have included more than 60 ships, he said in a video posted to social media Wednesday.

Cooper also confirmed that the military was using 'advanced AI tools' to “sift through vast amounts of data in seconds." He said these tools are enabling leaders to make smarter decisions faster but stressed that “humans will always make final decisions on what to shoot and what not to shoot and when to shoot."
 

Ambassador Danny Danon said Israel always prefers diplomacy and talks with the Lebanese government will continue, "but now they have to choose to actually confront Hezbollah — they have to stop Hezbollah."

"They have to choose — either they confront Hezbollah or they let us do it," he said. "There is no other option."

Danon was asked by UN reporters ahead of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council meeting on Lebanon how long its military operation would last.

"As long as there will be a threat against us, we will operate," he replied.

Lebanon's cash-strapped military, backed by the US and other governments, has been deploying in recent months across southern Lebanon where Hezbollah has a strong military presence, but it's unclear if they are able or willing to disarm the Iran-backed militant group.
 

"I think they should," the president told reporters when asked if he'd spoken to oil companies, as he left the White House for a trip to Ohio and Kentucky.

He added of Iran, "We took out just about all of their mines" and that US forces had also destroyed "just about all of their mine ships in one night."

The waterway off Iran's coast is vital for oil and gas but has been effectively closed amid the war.

Iranian forces can target ships using the strait with missiles, drones and mines — and US attempts to limit Iran's mine-laying capabilities is among Washington's efforts to try and make the waterway safer to use.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright released the following statement regarding the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR):

"Earlier today, 32 member nations of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed to President Trump's request to lower energy prices with a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of oil and refined products from their respective reserves.

"As part of this effort, President Trump authorised the Department of Energy to release 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, beginning next week. This will take approximately 120 days to deliver based on planned discharge rates," the statement read.

An Iranian-linked hacking group, Handala has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Stryker, a US-based medical device provider, causing disruptions and limiting access to some systems. The Michigan-based company, with 56,000 employees and operations in 61 countries, reported the incident in an SEC filing but didn't specify the timeline for full restoration.

US President Donald Trump claimed victory in the Iran war, stating "we won" during a speech in Kentucky, despite not providing clear evidence to support his claim.  "Let me say we have won. You know, you never like to say too early that you won. We won. We won, in the first hour it was over, but we won," the US president said. He has also referred to the strikes as both a war and a "short excursion."

Two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil were attacked within the territorial waters of Iraq within the last hour, causing both to catch fire in the Persian Gulf. A total of 25 crewmembers onboard the vessels have been evacuated so far by authorities in Iraq, according to NDTV.

President Donald Trump says his administration will tap the United States' Strategic Petroleum Reserve to try and reduce gasoline prices that have risen due to the Iran war. During an interview Wednesday with WKRC Local 12 in Cincinnati, Trump was asked about tapping the reserve and said, "Well, we'll do that and then we'll fill it up."

He added, "Right now we'll reduce it a little bit, and that brings the prices down." He didn't specify how many barrels of oil the US would release.

Trump frequently criticised the administration of Joe Biden for tapping the reserve to try and bring down gas prices.