A US refuelling jet has crashed in western Iraq with six crew members aboard, prompting a major rescue operation. US Central Command reports the crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire. Iran's supreme leader Moshtar Bahamaneh has issued his first statement since the conflict escalated, threatening to use the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane as leverage against the US and Israel, with six vessels already hit in the region including two carrying Iraqi oil.

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