Iran 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.
ConflictsThe Houthi movement in Yemen is stepping up its offensive. It now claims control of several strategically located islands in the southern Red Sea.
ConflictsU.S. Vice President J.D. Vance announces new terms for when and how Iran will be allowed to access billions of dollars in frozen assets. Iran says otherwise. Iran is the only country that can decide what happens to its assets, says Iran's U.N. ambassador.
WorldUS President Donald Trump believes Iran has taken too long in negotiations for a peace agreement and threatens to attack the country.
World politicsClashes in the Middle East continue. The US has attacked an island in the Strait of Hormuz, while Kuwait was hit by rocket and drone attacks overnight. According to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, a US military base in the region has been attacked.
ConflictsU.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with his closest advisers in the Situation Room has ended. However, Trump has reportedly not reached a decision on the agreement with Iran that is on the table, a senior White House source told The New York Times.
World politicsProgress has been made on several points in negotiations with the United States, according to a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry. However, a comprehensive agreement is not in the works.
World"Both sides need to be able to take their time and make sure it's done right," Donald Trump writes on Truth Social about a possible deal with Iran, signaling that a final agreement is not as fully negotiated as previously suggested.
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