As the conflict reaches its sixth week, US President Donald Trump has renewed his threats about global maritime traffic, saying “time is running out” for .
Trump gave Tehran a deadline of 48 hours to reach an agreement on the strategic route, at the risk of “unleashing hell”.
Iran has said it will allow ships with “essential goods” to pass through, but has not yet released details about the conditions.
Diplomats from various parts of the world are intensifying efforts to , while the oil crisis and other disruptions impact various sectors of the global economy.
Other important news:
- Military rescue: The operation to rescue a pilot whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran continues. A US special forces veteran explained to CNN that the mission is “extremely dangerous and complex”. The Iranian Army, in turn, promised to regain “full control” of the airspace, classifying the shooting as a “humiliating” episode for the US.
- Industrial targets: US and Israeli attacks increasingly target Iranian strategic sectors, including steel mills, cement plants and petrochemical complexes. On Saturday, an attack killed one person outside a nuclear plant, according to state media. Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom reported that .
- Iranian Universities: More than 30 universities were the target of “direct attacks” during the conflict, according to the country’s Science Minister, in a report by the state-run Iran Students’ News Agency.
- Border post reached: A crossing point between Iraq and Iran suffered an air strike, which killed an Iraqi civilian, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
- Intercepted ammunition: Fragmentation projectiles fired by Iran at Israel landed near the military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Saturday, according to Israeli security sources interviewed by the CNN.
