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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.
- 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.
- Hundreds of mourners gathered to honor Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina who died unexpectedly on July 11.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other world leaders attended Graham’s funeral Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral.
- Donald Trump spoke at the service, describing Graham as a close friend and a major figure in American politics.
- 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.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy met British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Portsmouth, visiting about 200 Ukrainian personnel training alongside UK troops.
- Britain is giving Ukraine access to Stone Cloak electronic jammers; Downing Street said Kyiv has already received thousands of the devices.
- Zelenskyy is due to travel from Britain to Washington for a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.