Japan has begun developing a new generation of submarines equipped with vertical missile launch systems as part of its defense capability enhancement program from 2023 to 2027, with Kawasaki Heavy Industries responsible for the design since 2024.

Japan has begun developing a new generation of submarines equipped with vertical missile launch systems as part of its defense capability enhancement program from 2023 to 2027, with Kawasaki Heavy Industries responsible for the design since 2024.

Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the IRGC, reported that a "Nojeh" drone was dispatched toward an American destroyer near the Strait of Hormuz, alleging that the destroyer violated Iran's maritime encirclement and interfered with commercial shipping. No confirmation of this claim has been provided by American officials or independent sources.
The United Arab Emirates is developing new energy infrastructure, including pipelines for crude oil and refined products, to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, with plans to make significant progress by 2027 according to reports from ADNOC.
On June 2, U.S. forces successfully intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, conducting self-defense strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks across the Middle East. No U.S. personnel were harmed.
CENTCOM announced that U.S. forces disabled the Botswana-flagged tanker M/T Lexie with a Hellfire missile to its engine room after it ignored warnings while heading toward Iran’s Kharg Island; since the blockade began on April 13, the U.S. has disabled 6 vessels and redirected 122 others.