Overview
- Trump, in a Wednesday post, said Iran asked for a ceasefire and set the Strait of Hormuz reopening as the condition for even considering one.
- Iran’s foreign ministry called the assertion false, and Trump scheduled a 9 p.m. ET address to give an update on the war.
- Fighting continued as Iran struck a tanker off Qatar and hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, while airstrikes in Tehran damaged sites near the former U.S. Embassy compound, according to regional officials and witnesses.
- Trump escalated pressure on allies by calling NATO a “paper tiger” and saying U.S. membership could end after the conflict, following European refusals to help force Hormuz open.
- Europe’s security front stayed tense as EU ministers visited Kyiv for the Bucha anniversary, Russia reported new drone damage at its Ust-Luga port, and Moscow warned European states over airspace used for attacks.