War Update: Iran’s Retaliation Shifts Toward Gulf Energy Targets as Hezbollah Front Reopens and Succession Politics Surface After Khamenei Death

The conflict is escalating into a sustained multi-front war, with retaliation expanding into Gulf energy targets and renewed Hezbollah-Israel exchanges, while Khamenei’s reported death is driving early succession signaling and U.S. authorities are directing Americans in Iran to shelter in place and pursue self-directed land exits where feasible.