Overview
- News outlets report an Israeli preventive strike in Tehran early Saturday, with Israeli officials saying the operation aimed to remove imminent threats and raising the risk of rapid escalation and questions over any U.S. role.
- Oman’s foreign minister says Tehran agreed to neutralize its enriched‑uranium stockpile by diluting it to very low levels and converting it into irreversible fuel, framing the move as a breakthrough.
- Technical consultations are scheduled in Vienna next week as negotiators remain divided over dismantling key sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, the scope and duration of enrichment limits, ballistic missiles, sanctions relief and inspector access.
- The IAEA says it cannot verify a full halt to enrichment or the size of Iran’s stockpiles and has observed activity at affected facilities, while access to major sites remains restricted.
- U.S. pressure persists with two carrier strike groups and advanced aircraft forward‑deployed, as President Trump says he is not satisfied with the talks and has not ruled out force; the U.K. withdrew diplomats from Tehran and the U.S. authorized voluntary departures from its embassy in Jerusalem.