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U.S. and Iran Signal Openness to Talks as Forces Go on High Alert

Qatar’s mediation effort hints at a fragile opening despite Tehran’s move to label EU militaries terrorist following the IRGC’s EU listing.

Eine iranische Flagge am Zaun
Wolodymyr Selenskyj vor zwei ukrainischen Landesflaggen.
Zerstörungen durch Explosion im Iran
Inmitten verschärfter Spannungen zwischen den USA und dem Iran sind die iranischen Streitkräfte in höchste Alarmbereitschaft versetzt worden. Die Streitkräfte seien "in voller Verteidigungs- und Kampfbereitschaft", erklärte Armeechef Amir Hatami.

Overview

  • President Trump says additional U.S. warships are heading toward Iran and reiterates that force remains an option absent a new agreement.
  • Iran places its armed forces on full defensive and combat readiness, warning that any U.S. strike would jeopardize regional security and Israel.
  • Both sides indicate conditional readiness for negotiations, with Iran’s president saying Tehran seeks no war and Ali Larijani citing preparations for talks.
  • Qatar’s prime minister visits Tehran to back efforts to reduce tensions between Washington and Tehran, according to officials in Doha.
  • Reports of explosions in Iranian cities fuel speculation, but officials attribute the Bandar Abbas blast to a gas leak and the IRGC denies any attack on its facilities.