The United States has carried out new “limited” attacks on Iran, President Donald Trump said on Saturday night. “They had built a small air defense system, and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five minutes,” the president said.
ConflictsIran says “intensive” talks with the United States are underway on a settlement to the war. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has given the government a mandate to negotiate. US Vice President JD Vance says he and President Donald Trump are “hopeful” about reaching a settlement with Iran.
ConflictsA delegation from Qatar, which is mediating, is now in Iran’s capital, Tehran, for talks, according to Iranian state media.
ConflictsTehran has received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance but has not yet responded, Iranian state media reported. The letter reportedly concerns the possibility of resuming negotiations.
ConflictsThe United States, Britain and 27 other countries are warning Iran following an incident at the British air base RAF Fairford.
WorldIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reportedly met with Qatari mediators in New York. The meeting came after US President Donald Trump rejected reports that he had promised concessions to Iran in exchange for certain demands. Trump also denied any such concessions to Iran.
World politicsThe Iranian Revolutionary Guard claims to have attacked an oil tanker attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The British Navy's maritime surveillance agency UKMTO also reports that a tanker was hit by an "unknown projectile."
WorldAn Iranian merchant ship has been hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. One person was killed and four were injured in the attack near the island of Qeshm, Iranian state media reported.
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