U.S. Central Command says it is blocking about 70 tankers in the Hormuz Strait amid ongoing U.S.-Iran exchanges of fire and renewed Gulf attacks. U.S. intelligence, cited by the Washington Post, assesses Iran could withstand a naval blockade for several months despite growing pressure on its oil exports

Hezbollah drone attacks continue to target Israeli soldiers as Israel carries out strikes in Lebanon. On Friday, Hezbollah rocket sirens were activated in northern Israel's Lebanon-border communities for the first time since the cease-fire

The gains by Nigel Farage's Reform U.K. underscored the fragmentation of Britain's two-party system, with Labour losing ground in former strongholds as some lawmakers warned poor results in Scotland and Wales could renew calls for Starmer to step down