Overview
- President Trump postponed a strike planned for Tuesday after Monday’s appeals from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and he told the military to stay ready for a full assault if talks fail.
- Pakistan has passed a revised Iranian proposal to Washington, which Tehran confirmed through its spokesman, while U.S. officials signaled the offer did not close key gaps.
- Talks remain stuck over U.S. demands to curb Iran’s nuclear work and open the Hormuz waterway, while Iran seeks lifted sanctions, access to frozen funds, compensation, and an end to regional fighting including in Lebanon.
- Iran says it will keep managing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz via a new Persian Gulf Strait Authority, as the U.S. enforces a blockade on Iranian ports, a squeeze that has pushed oil prices higher given the strait carries about a fifth of seaborne oil.
- A drone strike set a fire at the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant on Sunday with no radiation risk reported, and Reuters reported Trump is expected to meet top advisers Tuesday to weigh next steps as Gulf states push to avert a wider war.