Overview
- President Trump held a Situation Room meeting on the Hormuz crisis, with senior national security and economic officials briefed on stalled talks and a ceasefire window that is close to ending, according to Axios.
- Iran has resumed blocking the Strait of Hormuz and carried out several ship attacks reported within a day of Trump suggesting a deal could come soon, raising the risk that fighting could restart.
- Trump said the United States will obtain Iran’s highly enriched uranium and would take it to the U.S. if a deal is struck, then warned it would happen “in a much more unfriendly form” if talks fail, while Iran’s Foreign Ministry said no uranium will be transferred abroad.
- Negotiators have argued over how long Iran must halt enrichment, with U.S. officials cited by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times describing a U.S. push for about 20 years and an Iranian offer near five; a Trump envoy also said Iranian counterparts claimed about 460 kg at 60% purity, a level close to weapons grade.
- Ukrinform reports the U.S. military is preparing to board Iranian‑linked tankers and seize commercial vessels in international waters, a move that could snarl a key oil route and increase the chance of miscalculation on crowded sea lanes.