Overview
- President Trump warned Iran to take a deal or face tougher U.S. strikes, while Tehran denied talks and said it only reviewed proposals passed through intermediaries.
- Iranian fire damaged three buildings in central Tel Aviv and injured four people, and separate strikes killed two civilians in Abu Dhabi, while Israel said it hit command sites in Tehran tied to the Revolutionary Guard.
- The United States delivered a 15-point proposal that calls for deep nuclear limits, a handover of enriched uranium to U.N. inspectors, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to normal shipping.
- Reports describe quiet contacts, including a call between Iran’s Abbas Araghchi and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, and Pakistan’s army chief Aasim Munir has been relaying messages between the sides.
- Oil prices fell after the five-day pause on planned U.S. strikes and then rose as a truce looked unlikely, reflecting how any risk to the Strait of Hormuz can jolt a route that carries about one-fifth of the world’s crude.