Evening recap

Good evening, Middle East Eye readers.

Events are still unfolding rapidly across the Middle East, so here's a quick recap:

• Iran says commercial vessels can still transit the Strait of Hormuz provided they coordinate their passage with Iranian naval forces.

• US President Donald Trump has suggested Iran’s national football team should not take part in the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America, suggesting that their safety could not be guaranteed.

• Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the main operational command of Iran’s armed forces, has warned that any strike on the country’s energy infrastructure or ports would provoke a severe retaliation.

• US President Donald Trump has said the US stands to gain financially from rising oil prices triggered by the war with Iran, drawing criticism from some lawmakers.

• Ali Larijani, a senior security official in Iran, says the country will continue fighting until the United States regrets its decision to launch the war on the country.

• The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has already cost more than $11.3bn in its first six days, US defence officials told senators during a closed-door briefing, according to multiple reports.

• Israel claims its forces have carried out strikes against checkpoints operated by Iran’s Basij force in Tehran.

• US President Donald Trump has suggested Iran’s national football team should not take part in the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America, suggesting that their safety could not be guaranteed.

• Six troops from France have been wounded in a drone strike in the Erbil region of Iraq, according to the French army.