U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington has agreed to resume talks with Iran after Tehran requested further negotiations, but declared that last month's ceasefire between the two countries was "over".
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he left instructions for an overwhelming military response if Iran assassinates him, after apparent death threats were displayed during Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
“The only thing is, I’ve left instructions — if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before,” he told the New York Post.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen for a second consecutive day, according to Kpler data, although no new attacks on vessels have been reported since 7 July.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington has agreed to resume talks with Iran at Tehran's request, while declaring that last month's ceasefire between the two countries is "over".
The UN's shipping agency has urged countries not to recognise Iran's claim of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz or its new authority overseeing traffic through the waterway, saying such measures should not interfere with international navigation.
Qatari negotiators are in Iran for talks with Iranian officials aimed at easing tensions and paving the way for broader negotiations, with discussions being held in coordination with the United States, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary has warned that any attacks on the country's infrastructure will be met with retaliation, saying Israel "will not be spared" by Tehran's response, according to Iranian state media.
China has imposed a temporary ban on helium exports with immediate effect, citing the risk of renewed shortages as conflict in the Middle East escalates.
Helium is critical for semiconductor manufacturing, and Beijing has increasingly restricted exports of key materials while seeking to strengthen its domestic chip industry.
German yields are on track for their biggest weekly rise in more than a month after this week's escalation in the Iran war.
Renewed U.S.-Iran attacks led traders to increase bets on the chance of two rather than one more European Central Bank (ECB) rate hikes this year following June's move, pushing yields higher.
Ahmad Vahidi, the IRGC's Commander-in-Chief, has called for retribution for the killing of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Fars News Agency, reports.
Punishment of the perpetrators, masterminds and backers of the killing is "a legitimate demand," Vahidi said.
"This demand will not be erased from the historical memory of the Islamic Ummah and the Resistance Front until the full realisation of justice and a fitting response to the criminals," he added.
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged for stability in the Middle East amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
"We all want to see stability return," Wong told Sky News Australia on Friday, while saying that Iran's government was a risk to international security.
More tankers have resumed moving through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, ship-tracking data showed, and 22 Japan-linked vessels have left the Gulf since Tuesday, Tokyo said, despite renewed fighting in the Middle East.
The Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) shipments, has been closely watched by shipping companies and governments following the outbreak of renewed fighting between Iran and the U.S. this week.
But at least five ballast LNG tankers have entered the strait in recent days, according to data from Kpler and LSEG.
The vessels include GasLog Shanghai, controlled by Greek shipping company GasLog, and QatarEnergy-linked carriers Al Samriya, Al Dafna, Al Gattara and Al Rayyan.
The U.S. military said Thursday that its forces have helped ensure the safe passage of more than 800 commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since early May.
"Since early May, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the successful transit of more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the vital international trade corridor," the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari has reiterated the country’s commitment to diplomacy and dialogue as the main path toward resolving conflicts and promoting long-term security and stability in the Middle East.
Al-Ansari made the remarks during a roundtable discussion at Chatham House in London as part of the London Conference 2026.
Israel provided Washington with new intelligence that it said pointed to an Iranian plot to kill U.S. President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Recalling that Iran has for years vowed to retaliate against Trump for the 2020 assassination of Qassem Soleimani, ex-Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, the report said the new intelligence could further escalate conflict between Washington and Tehran.
The Israeli Embassy in Washington reportedly declined to comment, while Iran’s Mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The White House referred the Journal to comments Trump made Wednesday at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye.
“They want to take out the U.S. leader—me,” he said. “I’m on every list. I saw this morning, I’m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long.”
Despite recent tensions over Iran, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly spoke by phone Thursday and agreed to continue coordination.
Attacks on an Iranian Navy site in Konarak, southern Iran and a military site on the outskirts of the port city of Bushehr, where Iran's only nuclear power plant is located, were reported by Iranian media overnight.
Iran's state news agency IRNA, quoting a local official, attributed the Konarak attack to the "enemy," and said the Bushehr incident was caused by a U.S.-Israeli projectile.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, a U.S. official denied the country's military was responsible for the latest strikes. An American official also said that Washington was still committed to finding a resolution with Tehran and that technical talks were in progress.
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Iran planned to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, according to intelligence shared with Washington by Israel, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war.
The bodies of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and members of his household killed in Israeli–U.S. air raids were laid to rest in Mashhad on Thursday as thousands of mourners demanded vengeance.
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At least 12 people have been killed in forest fires in Almeria in southern Spain, Andalucía’s emergency agency has said, as firefighters continue efforts to put out the blaze.
The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 3,811, according to figures released by National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez on Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict was "over", adding he did not want to engage with Tehran, calling the Iranian leadership "sick people".
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that his recent talks with U.S. President Donald Trump would likely produce a “positive outcome” for Türkiye’s defence sector.
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