Overview
- Speaking outside Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV renewed his call for a cease-fire and pressed authorities to pursue peace through dialogue, warning that hatred is rising and many people are isolated and dying.
- The Pentagon ordered about 2,000 soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to begin moving to the Middle East, increasing U.S. military options in the region.
- Crux reported that President Donald Trump delivered a 15-point peace plan to Iranian leaders, with only limited details disclosed so far.
- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his country stands ready to host talks to work toward a comprehensive settlement of the conflict.
- Crux also described a severe human toll and disruption, citing as many as 4,000 dead and at least a million displaced in Lebanon and thousands of casualties in Iran, with energy flows strained by a reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz.