- Summary of recent key developments.
— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iranian President Masoud Pazhkian accuses Washington of pursuing "diplomacy through threats," while criticizing its use of military pressure and references to new weapons capabilities.
- 🇺🇸 The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 211-204 to refer a resolution seeking the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a committee, effectively halting the effort. Eleven Democrats were absent, including Jonathan Jackson, who cited traffic delays.
— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bajar Khalibaf, accuses Israel of trying to draw Washington into a protracted conflict with Tehran, while Defense Chief Mohsen Razai rejects reports of ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran.
- 🇮🇷 The Iranian army reports that an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.