Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh says no date has been set for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US and slams Washington’s refusal to abandon its “maximalist” demands. AlJazeera reported.
US President Donald Trump says the naval blockade on Iranian ports will remain in force until there is a deal, and warns that Washington will not be blackmailed by Tehran.
Israel launches attacks on southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, and says it has established what it calls a “yellow line” – similar to the one it imposed in Gaza.
French President Emmanuel Macron has blamed Hezbollah for an attack that killed a French peacekeeping soldier in Lebanon. The armed group denied the claim.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC) says the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that any ship that attempts to pass through the waterway will be targeted, a dramatic reversal less than 24 hours after the critical shipping lane was reopened.
In a statement carried by Iran’s Student News Agency, the IRGC navy said on Saturday the strait will be closed until the United States lifts its naval blockade on Iranian vessels and ports. It said the blockade was a violation of the ongoing ceasefire agreement in the US-Israel war on Iran.
