Tehran vows ‘no retreat’

US stocks hit all-time high

The US stock market closed at a record high overnight, as the fervour around artificial intelligence (AI) eclipsed concerns about the ongoing fallout of the Iran war.

The benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.6 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.2 percent.

The S&P 500 has gained 8.5 percent so far this year, while the Nasdaq Composite is up 13.6 percent.

Netanyahu made a “secret visit” to the UAE during the war.

Iran targeted the UAE more than any other country during the war.

Despite a ceasefire that came into effect last month, the UAE has since reported multiple missile and drone attacks from Iran.

  • Brigadier-General Mohammad Akrami Nia says Iran’s military is maintaining “the highest level of readiness” and “there is no room for retreat” as the ceasefire with the US hangs in the balance.
  • Benjamin Netanyahu made a “secret” visit to the UAE and met its president during the war on Iran, the Israeli prime minister’s office says.
  • US President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, with discussions on theUS-Israel war on Iran expected during his two-day visit.

Trump says Iran’s response to US plan to end war ‘totally unacceptable’

  • United States President Donald Trump says Iran’s response to a US proposal to end the US-Israel war on Iran is “totally unacceptable”.
  • Trump’s comments came after Iranian media reported that Tehran sent its response to the US proposal to mediator Pakistan.
  • “I don’t like their letter. It’s inappropriate,” Trump told Axios. He would not share details of what he disliked about the text.
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says any attack on Iranian oil tankers and commercial ships will be met with assaults on US bases and “enemy ships” in the Middle East.
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US demanded Hormuz opening, enriched uranium during Islamabad talks: Iranian official

Mahmoud Nabavian, member of Iran’s negotiating team, says the US had two main demands during the Islamabad talks: Complete opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the withdrawal of all 60 percent enriched material from Iran.

In comments shared by ISNA news outlet, Nabavian is quoted as saying:

  • Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf said that although the US had the ability to strike Iran’s infrastructure, Iran could also “raze all the infrastructure in the region to the ground in less than half a day”
  • The US said $6 billion in frozen assets be released if Iran cooperated with the demands
  • After contacting Trump, Vance suggested negotiations continue based on the plan presented by the US and Ghalibaf had agreed
  • However, Vance suddenly announced that Trump would not accept the agreement.