Overview
- Iran’s foreign ministry said a negotiating framework could be finalized within days and denied receiving any ultimatum from the United States.
- State media reported that President Massoud Pezeshkian has ordered the opening of talks with Washington focused on the nuclear file.
- A meeting between U.S. emissary Steve Witkoff and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in Turkey on Friday is being prepared, according to multiple reports, though timing and venue are not officially confirmed.
- President Donald Trump said he hopes to reach an agreement while maintaining military pressure, with about a dozen U.S. Navy ships deployed in the region, including the USS Abraham Lincoln.
- Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned that any American attack would trigger a regional war, as ongoing domestic repression and disputed casualty figures keep international pressure high on Tehran.