SOUTH KOREA'S LEE appointed Lee Tae-han as special prosecutor to lead a special investigation at the National Election Commission.

Brian Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, says US scope to further escalate a blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz without exposing US forces to major risk is very limited. He warned no war has historically been won by air power alone. The remaining US military option would be to ‘‘open the Strait’’ by using naval and air forces to escort commercial shipping — a step Washington has so far avoided. Deploying warships to protect transits could risk a reprise of the 1980s tanker war, with vessels coming under attack; the next escalation would be ground forces. Before committing ground troops, the US may attempt limited escort missions to signal Iran does not fully control the Strait. Clark expects the standoff to end with Iran and Yemen exercising de facto control via some form of charging for passage, while the US seeks a diplomatic ‘‘fig leaf’’ to claim the issue was resolved without harming US interests.

乌克兰官员：敖德萨区再遭袭击，4人受伤，包括2名儿童。俄罗斯对敖德萨区的袭击造成部分损毁，随后一栋私人住宅的屋顶及附近干草起火。冲击波损毁了周边建筑。