Hezbollah has ceded 600-700 square kilometers of territory and agreed to a ceasefire, an unprecedented development in the ongoing conflict.
Islamic Republic striker Mehdi Taremi entered the United States despite being a member of the IRGC and expressing beliefs advocating the destruction of the Jewish nation; Taremi posted support for Khamenei's claim that Israel would be destroyed by 2042.
Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, wrote on X that he had a constructive dialogue with Badr Al-Busaidi, the Foreign Minister of Oman, emphasizing Iran's commitment to engaging in dialogue with Oman and neighboring countries to establish a framework for managing and providing maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated after a meeting of Gulf Arab foreign ministers in Bahrain that none of the participating countries support imposing tolls for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio emphasized that any Iranian threat or blockage of the strait would be problematic, and Oman also reiterated on Thursday that no transit tolls will be imposed in the Strait of Hormuz.
Several oil tankers crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday via a new route introduced by a United Nations maritime body, despite threats from the Islamic Republic. Ship traffic in the strait has increased but remains below pre-war levels.
