Iran determined to keep uranium amid increased war odds, flurry of meetings
Tehran had ‘nothing new’ to tell Washington after latest nuclear proposals reportedly offered by mediators.

Tehran had ‘nothing new’ to tell Washington after latest nuclear proposals reportedly offered by mediators.



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Plumes of black smoke rise from a Petro Dolphin oil tanker by a drone attack off the coast of Oman.

A US fighter jet bombed a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, according to CENTCOM.
US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship ‘without harming the crew’, CENTCOM says.
US media reports suggest he may be weighing strikes before the vote, but the president has ruled that out.
Reports have emerged that tanker captains are earning $100,000 plus a $50,000 per-trip bonus to transit the strait.
The UK maritime agency has reported a rise in attacks on vessels in the vital Strait of Hormuz.
US Vice President Vance’s call for reduced nuclear enrichment suggests room for compromise, but major obstacles remain.
India’s Foreign Ministry says 11 out of 12 injured crew members on board the On Peace are Indian nationals.
IRGC commander says oil flows through US-supervised route in Hormuz are ‘negligible’.

The co-pilot accused of attacking a Flydubai captain has reportedly been identified as Hamam al-Hammami.