Overview
- Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei reiterated on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets Tehran’s seven conditions and said there are no current direct talks with Washington.
- Verified footage and EU satellite images showed a Navig8 tanker on fire near Oman with oil reaching Omani shores, confirming recent attacks on vessels and satellite-detected spills that have harmed the marine environment.
- State media and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps broadcast a video of an alleged underground “missile city” and new missiles, and Rezaei warned Iran would strike US bases, including sites in Europe, if those bases are used to attack Iran.
- Tehran also rejected sending any of its enriched nuclear material abroad, saying it will retain stockpiles for domestic uses, a demand that complicates any early diplomatic deal.
- The United States has publicly downplayed the need for fresh large-scale strikes and pushed economic pressure and mediation channels through Qatar and G7 discussions, but shipping disruption, higher costs, and regional instability are likely to persist.