- Rtrs citing Iran's Fars: Iran's armed forces carries out a missile launch operation from southern regions of the country toward specified targets. Reports of US ships targeted (unconfirmed); also 'warning shots' fired on 'illicit' vessels.
- Per Axios: "U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give it his final approval."
- Unconfirmed reports of Ayatollah denial of MOU.
- Saudi state media reports Pakistan is seeking to convince Washington to allow transfer of Iran's highly enriched uranium to China (Al Hadath).
- Iran launches ballistic missile on US base in Kuwait, which was reportedly intercepted by Kuwaiti forces.
- Fresh launch is retaliation for prior evening's skirmish involving US intercepting Iranian drones, and targeting coastal launch location.
Vance says Trump Not Ready to Approve MOU with Tehran
Vice President J.D. Vance says that US President Trump is not yet ready to endorse the Iran agreement, but still noted that US and Iran made a lot of progress towards a ceasefire deal, according to AFP
The US and Iran remain at odds on uranium enrichment and stockpiles, he confirmed. And further:
US VP Vance says US and Iran are exchanging proposals regarding some drafting points including issue of enrichment, adds time is still early to know when an agreement with Iran will be reached and if it will happen at all
Reports of New Military Incident in Hormuz Strait
Following earlier reports of the US & Iran having tentatively reached a Memorandum of Understanding on 60-day truce for talks, and pending Trump's approval, there has been fresh Thursday night (local time) chatter out of Iran on potential fresh attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel and US media correspondents have commented based on emerging accounts of Iranian sources: Iran has reportedly targeted American ships in Hormuz. Times of Israel writes:
The fresh fighting appeared to begin when Iranian forces fired at four ships attempting to cross the strait, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Thursday.
“Four vessels attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz and enter the Persian Gulf without coordination with the security forces,” IRIB posted on Telegram, saying the incident took place at around 12:35 a.m. local time. It did not provide details on the ships.
“They were warned, but after they ignored the warning, warning shots were fired at them, forcing them to return,” the broadcaster added.
And Reuters:
IRAN'S FARS: IRAN'S ARMED FORCES CARRIES OUT A MISSILE LAUNCH OPERATION FROM SOUTHERN REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY TOWARD SPECIFIED TARGETS
Israel's Channel 12 also cited Iranian 'opposition sources' to say that there was a missile launch observed near the city of Bushehr in southern Iran. If this fresh incident is confirmed, it would mark the third such clash between US and Iranian forces in the contested waters within just a couple days.
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