Israel accuses Iran of piracy after a freighter was seized in the Strait of Hormuz. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly calls on all nationals to consider leaving the country via commercial means.
Relatives of German embassy employees have left Iran, according to the federal government. Iran's deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard spoke up against Israeli air strike against Iranian consulate in Damascus. “The Zionist mistake when it attacked the Iranian consulate and must be disciplined and that is how it will be with the Iranian promise,” he wrote on the short message service X (formerly Twitter) He also published a photo of a rocket drawing with the inscription: “Sincere promise: Sincere promise with the promise of a promise.” Iranian Defense Minister Mohammed Reza Ashtiani warned that “decisive action would be taken against any country that would enable the Israeli Air Force to attack Iranian territory by opening its airspace by air strike” The situation in the Middle East appears to be only a matter of time.