The Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a fraud warning after criminals impersonated ministry staff to promote a 'Guosheng Minan' elderly-subsidy project and solicit investment, financing and wealth-management activity. The ministry says it never organized such projects and urged the public to be vigilant. It advised reporting individuals or organizations posing as ministry staff or the Department of Elderly Services to civil affairs authorities, and victims should report losses to local police. Th

Iranian forces fired on three merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz; a Qatari LNG carrier was set alight and other ships were damaged. According to five government officials and two IRGC members, President Pezeshkian angrily phoned IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi, who told him he had neither approved nor been notified of the action; the Supreme National Security Council likewise said it was not informed. Officials say a marginal hardline faction acted independently, and the covert operation derailed moderates’ efforts to negotiate with the United States and to repair Iran’s weak economy.

Iranian state news agency IRNA said the Israeli military continued airstrikes in southern Lebanon, striking multiple towns and areas in Nabatieh.