Iranian officials announced shooting down an aircraft off Bushehr province, while the US military denied it was one of its planes.

A US-flagged cargo ship, the Neha, owned by an American company, was targeted by two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while anchored off the coast of Doha, Qatar, in the Persian Gulf.

Global shipping companies have been caught in a vortex of uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz for the past two months, facing escalating costs.

A US KC-135 tanker aircraft issued an emergency signal during a mission over the Persian Gulf, though the specific reason remains unclear.

Destroyers USS Truxtun and USS Mason intercepted multiple Iranian weapons while entering the Persian Gulf to support merchant ships, according to CBS News.

Danish shipping line states cargo ship Alliance Fairfax safely exited the Persian Gulf with "US forces accompanying" it through the Strait of Hormuz.