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Canadian PM Mark Carney says Canada should restore diplomatic representation in Iran and Venezuela, saying, Engagement is not endorsement. He added, Having an embassy, consular services in a country, does not mean we endorse the policies of that country
Iran attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, testing last week's U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the vital shipping lane. The strike damaged the ship's bridge but caused no casualties. It came hours after Iran warned vessels not to use routes it hadn't approved. Source: WSJ
Bloomberg: At least three ships, including two oil tankers, turned back while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz via a route parallel to the coast of Oman.
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 7.5NM southeast of Dahit, Oman.
A cargo vessel has been hit on the starboard side by an unknown projectile, causing
damage to the bridge. Master has reported no casualties and no environmental impact.
Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to
UKMTO
Iran proposes charging service fees in the Strait of Hormuz jointly with Gulf neighbors, estimating the charges could net $40 billion a year for the states involved - WSJ
Saudi Arabia is reportedly preparing to hold a reconciliation summit between Iran and Gulf Arab states in the wake of Iranian attacks on its neighbors, according to AFP citing a diplomat familiar with the preparations. According to this source, the summit aimed at restoring relations between the Gulf states, Iran, and possibly other neighboring countries in the region, is due to take place in Riyadh, while no date has been set. The diplomat added that the summit would be separate from the negotiations currently underway between the U.S. and Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has finished the UAE-leg of his Middle East diplomatic tour and has set out for Kuwait. He is also set to visit Bahrain during his trip
Reuters, citing shipping data: 35 commercial vessels are preparing to cross the Strait of Hormuz, and two cargo ships have already passed through in the past 12 hours.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister stated that no meeting took place with Grossi in Switzerland, despite his request. He also clarified that there is no plan to access the nuclear facilities and materials that were attacked. These issues will only be addressed and resolved within the framework of a final agreement and as a result of the other party's practical steps to lift all sanctions.
The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 to pass a concurrent resolution to limit U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s ability to resume combat operations against Iran. Four Senate Republicans voted in favor of the resolution, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul. However, the measure, under the 1973 War Powers Act, is seen by some as more symbolic due to the lacking built in vehicles to ensure the Executive Branch’s compliance with the resolution and the current ceasefire tenuously holding
U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced in a post this morning on TruthSocial that he will allow the Strait of Hormuz to remain open, with no further naval blockade, but that the ships will remain in place “should it be necessary to reinstitute the Blockade, which seems, at this point, highly unlikely.” The President adds that money and sanctions on Iran being released by the U.S. Treasury, estimated to initially be around $12 billion, will be “used for the purchase of food and medical supplies, exclusively from the United States, including Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans from our great American Farmers.”
Iran's Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf met with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in Muscat to discuss the implementation of the U.S.-Iran MoU and plans for shared management of the Strait of Hormuz
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