🇮🇷🇺🇸 — CENTCOM says two US warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to prepare for mine-clearing operations (statement)

🇮🇷🇵🇰🇺🇸 — Iranian and American teams are holding face-to-face talks in Islamabad, Pakistan (PTV News)

🇷🇺🇺🇦 — A Ukrainian official says Russia’s military continues to strike Ukrainian positions with drones despite the truce (AP)

🇸🇾 — Locals in Syria’s Suwayda have resumed protesting the presence of government forces in Druze areas (ANHA)

🇷🇺🇺🇦 — Ukraine’s ⁠military says it has documented 469 ceasefire violations by Russia (Telegram)

🇮🇴🇲🇺🇬🇧 — British officials say the UK government has shelved plans to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius (BBC)

🇵🇰🇸🇦 — Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry says Pakistani fighters jets have arrived in the country under a new pact (statement)

🇲🇽🇺🇸 — The FAA says it has allowed the Pentagon to use anti-drone lasers along the border with Mexico (statement)

🇮🇷🇺🇸 — Vance says he is returning to the US without having reached an agreement with Iran (presser)

🇮🇴🇲🇺🇬🇧 — Mauritius’ foreign minister vows to “spare no effort” to reclaim the Chagos Islands from the UK (AFP)

🇰🇿🇰🇷 — South Korea’s industry minister says the country is close to securing crude oil supplies from Kazakhstan (KBS)

🇮🇷🇵🇰🇺🇸 — The head of Iran’s delegation says the US failed to secure their trust during the talks in Islamabad, Pakistan (X)

🇮🇷🇺🇸 — Trump says the US will blockade “any and all ships” attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz (Truth)

🇨🇾🇪🇬🇮🇱 — Israel’s NewMed Energy says Egypt’s EGAS will purchase the full output of Cyprus’ Aphrodite gas field (filling)

🇮🇶🇸🇦 — Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry says it has summoned Iraq’s ambassador to Riyadh over drone attacks (statement)

🇮🇱🇱🇧🇺🇳 — UNIFIL says Israeli soldiers rammed vehicles belonging to the mission with a Merkava tank (statement)

🇭🇺 — Hungary’s electoral authorities say voter turnout stood at 77.8% as of 30 minutes before polls closed (data)

🇮🇷🇺🇸 — Gulf states are turning away from the US to replenish their stockpiles of weapons used in the war against Iran (WSJ)

🇭🇺 — Hungary’s prime minister says he has congratulated the opposition on its victory and conceded defeat (speech)

🇪🇺🇭🇺 — The European Commission says Hungary is back on “its European path” (X)

🇨🇳🇮🇳 — India’s foreign ministry condemns China’s use of “fictitious names” for places on their tense border (statement)