IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said U.N. inspectors will visit Iranian enrichment sites under the interim U.S.-Iran agreement, though he said the precise timing is “not essential.” The comments came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio toured Gulf states and the Senate approved a symbolic Iran war powers resolution.
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The UN’s International Maritime Organization has begun evacuating more than 11,000 sailors stranded after the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed during the US-Israel war against Iran. The operation follows a US-Iran memorandum of understanding, though disputes remain over inspections and the strait’s future.
Trump said he canceled planned strikes on Iran and claimed an agreement to end the war was close, but Tehran said nothing had been finalized. The comments followed fresh U.S. and Iranian strikes and new international calls for de-escalation.
Trump threatened new strikes on Iran and the seizure of Kharg Island as U.S.-Iran fighting widened across Gulf states and the Gulf of Oman. Iran said the latest U.S. attacks made the ceasefire “practically meaningless,” while mediation efforts by Qatar and Pakistan continued.
A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire collapsed after an American Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting U.S. strikes on Iranian targets. Iran responded with attacks targeting U.S.-linked military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, with air defenses reporting interceptions.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck US military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after American attacks on Iranian sites near the Strait of Hormuz. Jordan said it intercepted five missiles, while US officials told Reuters nearly all Iranian missiles and drones were stopped.
Trump accused Iran of shooting down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz and said the United States “must” respond. Two crew members were rescued unharmed by an American sea drone, while U.S. Central Command said the crash remains under investigation.