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Fars News Agency, citing informed Iranian sources: The memorandum of understanding stipulates a complete ceasefire in Lebanon.

Fars News Agency, quoting sources: Trump's statements are "an attempt to portray a false victory."

Fars News Agency: Iran confirmed that it will reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the US lifts its blockade, according to pre-agreed arrangements.

Fars News Agency, quoting sources: We reject Trump's statements regarding a possible agreement with Iran; they are "a mixture of truth and falsehood."

Trump: Iran must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb. The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions. All water mines (bombs), if any, will be terminated (we have removed, through detonation numerous such mines with our great underwater mine sweepers. Iran will complete the immediate removal and/or detonation of any mines that are left, which will not be many!). Ships caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of "heading home!"

Pakistani Foreign Minister arrives in Washington to meet Rubio amid talks over the deal with Iran

IRGC has carried out a missile launch operation from the southern regions of Iran toward specified targets - IRGC affiliated Fars reports

WH pool: Per U.S. sources: your pooler has confirmed reporting (by Axios) that a tentative agreement has been reached in the Iran negotiations, but is pending President Trump's approval.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday told reporters he spoke with Oman's ambassador and Oman assured the United States there are no plans to toll the Strait of Hormuz

Iran "strongly condemned" the US attack on Bandar Abbas Airport overnight, calling it a violation of international law and sovereignty

The IRGC claims responsibility for an attack against a US air base [in Kuwait] claiming the attack was a response to US strikes on Bandar Abbas

Explosions, likely resulting from successful interceptions by air defenses, heard in the sky to the northwest of Kuwait City

Reports that an Iranian ballistic missile was fired from Khuzestan just before the air raid sirens went off in Kuwait

Kuwait News Agency: Air defenses are currently intercepting missile and drone attacks.

Sirens sound in Kuwait

Iranian television, quoting a military official: Four ships attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz and enter the Gulf today without coordinating with security forces.

US sanctions the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the Iranian body responsible for controlling vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz - Treasury website

US Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz & an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone, a US official told @AsharqNews

US military carries out new strikes in Iran, this time against a military site that posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official tells Reuters. The U.S. military has also intercepted drones being launched from Iran today

Trump says he thinks Middle East countries "owe it to us" to join the Abraham Accords, and adds, "I'm not sure we should make the deal if they don't sign"

TRUMP: The Strait is going to be open to everybody. It's international waters. We'll watch over it, but nobody's going to control it. Oman will behave like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up. They understand that

Trump says that if Iran doesn't make concessions, "then the man on my left [Hegseth] is gonna finish them off"

Trump: "We're not talking about any easing of sanctions or giving money. No sanctions, no money, no nothing”

President Trump says he wouldn't be comfortable with China or Russia taking Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium

Trump: "The strait is gonna be open to everyone. It's international waters. We're gonna watch over it. Nobody is gonna control it”

Trump to PBS News: Iran will not receive sanctions relief in exchange for giving up highly enriched uranium

Rosatom head announces that the return of company employees to Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran has been postponed

The White House is calling what Iranian state television has reported about the MoU a "complete fabrication”

Iranian media: Fire in an administrative building at Khomeini Airport near Tehran

Iranian state television: The general framework for the Islamabad memorandum has not yet been finalized, and Iran will not take any step without a "verification mechanism".