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- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei said Iranian negotiators are experienced in formal and informal talks, responding to Donald Trump’s comparison of the conflict to chess.
- Baghaei said Tehran and Washington are exchanging messages through intermediaries rather than holding direct negotiations; he said talks could resume if the United States stops violating the agreement.
- Baghaei said safe international navigation cannot be guaranteed while the situation continues, adding that maritime services require something in return.
- Iran and Oman approved coordinates for a proposed commercial shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran and Muscat were preparing a joint statement, subject to no third-party interference.
- Iran said the corridor’s opening and safety depended on Washington’s actions and ruled out direct negotiations with the United States.
- The US military said it struck dozens of IRGC targets, including command centers, missile facilities and coastal defense sites in Iran.
- Iranian authorities reported three deaths and two injured children after a residential building was struck on Qeshm Island; two people remained trapped.
- Jordan’s armed forces said air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran toward the kingdom, with no casualties reported there.
- The U.S. military said it struck dozens of Iranian Revolutionary Guard targets, including command centers, missile and drone facilities, and coastal defenses.
- The strikes followed Iranian attacks on a Jordanian base hosting U.S. troops, while Jordan said its forces intercepted five Iranian missiles.
- U.S. and Saudi forces struck Iran-backed militia sites in Iraq; the U.S. military said at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers were killed.
- Ambrey said a drone struck Energos Winter, a gas-storage tanker owned by a U.S. company, at Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta.
- Egypt’s petroleum ministry confirmed a port fire, saying it was quickly contained and caused no casualties; the ministry did not mention a drone attack.
- Three trading sources said the blaze spread from Energos Winter to another vessel before being dealt with.
- Iraq’s National Security Council condemned Saudi-US strikes on PMF bases in seven provinces as a breach of sovereignty, according to a statement.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi cancelled a planned Thursday visit to Saudi Arabia, which would have been his first trip there since taking office.
- Saudi Arabia and US Central Command said the strikes targeted Iran-backed groups accused of attacking American troops and Saudi energy facilities.
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington on Tuesday, their first meeting since the latest U.S.-Iran hostilities.
- The 90-minute talks were described as positive by the White House, while a Netanyahu delegation source said both leaders reaffirmed opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.
- The leaders were expected to address implementation of a U.S.-backed Israel-Lebanon agreement and stalled efforts to rebuild Gaza.
- Saudi Arabia acknowledged participating in U.S. strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Iraq, its Defence Ministry said.
- U.S. Central Command said all Iranian ballistic missiles launched at American forces in the Middle East were intercepted on Tuesday.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump held 90-minute talks that the White House described as positive and productive.
- Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump held an Oval Office meeting, their first since the United States and Israel began the war on Iran.
- Iran’s judiciary announced the executions of Abolfazl Sepahi and Amir-Hossein Safari, convicted over violence during January anti-government protests.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed Strait of Hormuz security with Omani and Saudi counterparts; an unnamed Gulf source said Oman proposed joint management.
- Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran could make progress and warned that U.S. military action might resume if talks fail.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied direct negotiations with Washington but said intermediaries could transmit U.S. messages to Tehran.
- Oman is leading mediation involving Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry condemned attacks on Saudi oil tankers and warned threats to Pakistani maritime interests could meet lawful force.
- A Pakistan-Saudi defense agreement signed last September includes a collective-security clause treating an attack on either country as an attack on both.
- A Pakistani official denied an analyst’s claim that Pakistani troops are in Yemen conducting security and training duties alongside Saudi forces.
- September Brent crude fell 4.66% to $92.27 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate declined 5.02% to $84.83.
- Brent briefly reached $102 a barrel last week, its highest level since May.
- The United States paused strikes after 13 days, while Iran said it had halted retaliatory operations.