US launches major Strait of Hormuz operation to reopen shipping after month-long tensions, but Iran attacks with missiles and drones on day one. Trump targets Indiana Republican state senators who blocked his redistricting push, spending $7 million in primary races. Supreme Court grants mifepristone a one-week reprieve amid Louisiana legal challenge threatening abortion pill access nationwide. The US deployed a multi-layered defensive umbrella including ships, helicopters, and aircraft across the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran fired missiles and drones at commercial vessels and UAE infrastructure on the operation's first day.