🇮🇷🇴🇲🇺🇸⚡️ — NEW: Iran seeks 5–7% transit fees for ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman prefers ~3%, and the US says no fees should be imposed, Reuters reports.

➡️ Iran’s Foreign Ministry says a joint Iran–Oman announcement is in its final stage, conditional on no third-party interference.

➡️ The ministry adds the deal does not itself guarantee Hormuz security.

➡️ Rumors of Ghalibaf or Aragchi traveling to Pakistan or Qatar are denied.

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🇮🇷🇴🇲🇺🇸⚡️ — NEW: According to Iranian state-owned Fars, Iran's parliament is considering a hardline bill to formalize control over the Strait of Hormuz. The plan would:

1. Prohibit the passage of vessels belonging to the US, Israel, and other hostile nations.

2. Ban all military and non-military cargoes bound for or associated with Israel, or implicated in actions against the Axis of Resistance.

3. Deny transit through the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf to any countries or individuals that have caused damage to Iran until full financial compensation is paid.

4. Impose financial penalties on violators, including fines of up to 20% of the total cargo value.

5. Mandate that the Iranian government, alongside its armed forces, assume direct responsibility for navigational guidance, monitoring vessel traffic, and overseeing regional maritime and environmental security.

The bill remains under expert review within parliament and has not been approved yet.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Trump via Truth Social:

The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors. I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing.

Everything has been extraordinary, including our attack on Venezuela, where the result was accomplished in less than one day, allowing us to bring one of the worst criminals anywhere in the World, Nicolas Maduro, to Justice!

Likewise, Iran, where the country has been decimated for the purpose of NOT ALLOWING IT TO EVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, is going very well! Pete is highly respected within the Military, and has made tremendous improvements, including getting rid of DEI, and increasing recruitment to historic levels.

This rumor was started by The Washington ComPost, one of the worst Media Outlets in the business, despite our telling them their story is completely FALSE.

In actuality, I really believe their fake “reporting” is treasonous!

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — The Financial Times says Strait of Hormuz tolls are legally defensible and that Iran could “Suezmax” the corridor.

➡️ Experts note other states like Turkey and Denmark impose similar transit fees within territorial waters.

➡️ The FT used an image portraying Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as “The Godfather.”

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🇮🇷❌🌞 — Heavy explosions heard in Erbil.

🇮🇷❌🌞 — Drone strike reported on Center of Erbil.

CORRECTION: Firework.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — NEW: Trump grows angry over reports on depleted munitions — believing it weakens him in Iran negotiations, CNN reports.

A string of reports on depleted Patriot and THAAD interceptors has angered Trump, who says the leaks project weakness while he threatens further action against Iran.

He publicly insists the US has “massive” munitions and expanding production, yet vows long jail terms for leakers—tasking DOJ to find “treasonous” officials.

CNN says roughly four-fifths of THAAD and about half of Patriot interceptors are gone versus pre-war levels; CSIS estimated 452 THAAD and ~2,200 modern Patriot missiles before the Iran war.

Gulf partners reliant on US air defenses worry shortages could blunt their ability to stop Iranian missiles or drones if the conflict escalates; Iran has warned of retaliation on energy and desalination sites.

Advisers have twice raised stockpile concerns in recent weeks as Trump weighed new strikes; he has blamed the prior administration’s Ukraine aid for strains. The White House has pushed industry to ramp up—meeting top defense CEOs and invoking the Defense Production Act—but meaningful output gains could take years.

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🇮🇷 — Preliminary: two blasts heard on Qeshm Island in Iran’s Hormozgan Province.

🇺🇸🇮🇶🌞⚡️ — The U.S. pulled air defense systems from Iraq’s Kurdish region amid talks with Iran

➡️ A senior Kurdish official told Kan News they urged a delay due to Iranian strikes, but Washington did not heed the request

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡️ — BREAKING: US oil imports from Saudi Arabia fall to zero for the first time in 40 years.

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 — Iranian state-owned Tasnim reported that the explosions on Qeshm Island were the result of Iran engaging hostile targets at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz.

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🇾🇪🇮🇶🇸🇦⚡️ — Earlier, Ansar Allah (Houthis) launched a missile toward positions of the Saudi-backed forces in Ma’rib Governorate.

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🇮🇷🇮🇶🇾🇪❌🇸🇦🇺🇸 — BREAKING: Iraqi pro-Iranian factions are teaming up with the Houthis to launch an imminent attack on Saudi Arabia very soon, according to Reuters citing Saudi security officials.

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🇹🇷🇸🇦🇵🇰 — Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are set to sign a joint defense agreement in Saudi Arabia today, Reuters report.

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🇮🇷🇮🇶🇾🇪❌🇸🇦🇺🇸 — NEW: Saudi Arabia warns of imminent coordinated attacks by Iran-backed Iraqi militias and Houthis

Saudi officials say intelligence from Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and regional partners indicates Iraqi militias, coordinating with the Houthis under IRGC guidance, are preparing attacks on Saudi Arabia in the near future.

The expected targets are civilian and economic infrastructure, including energy facilities, ports, and airports, with attacks potentially launched simultaneously from Iraq (north) and Yemen (south).

The warning follows recent Houthi attacks on Saudi interests, including an oil tanker and cross-border strikes. Saudi Arabia says it will continue pursuing de-escalation while taking all necessary measures to defend itself.

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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — A Palestinian screams in agony as he is subjected to torture while being arrested inside an Israeli military vehicle in Jenin.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Apti Aronovich Alauddinov proposed reinstating the death penalty in Russia during a tribunal for Ukrainian Armed Forces (ВСУ) prisoners after the completion of the special military operation (СВО).

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