Three U.S. officials informed Axios that President Trump is offering Iran's conflicting factions a limited timeframe of several days to agree on a unified counter-proposal; otherwise, the ceasefire declared on Tuesday will be terminated.
Sen. Lindsey Graham stated that he had a call with President Trump and Pete Hegseth discussing the Iran conflict, during which they decided to maintain and potentially expand the economic blockade on Iran until the regime demonstrates a commitment to change its behavior. Graham praised the move as the best opportunity since 1979 to alter Iran's actions through diplomatic pressure.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett announced on Wednesday that the sanctions waiver for Russian and Iranian oil at sea has been extended for 30 days, following requests from about 10 countries facing oil shortages due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Mahmoud Nabavian, a member of Iran's parliament, stated that Iran has sold all its oil at sea at double the price during the conflict and currently has no oil remaining at sea.
An American official cited by Axios announced an extended ceasefire between the United States and Iran for three to five days, while a member of the National Security Commission of the Islamic Consultative Assembly stated that Mojtaba Khamenei opposes negotiations on the nuclear program.
Before the Lebanon ceasefire took effect, Israeli troops raided the village of Dibbine about 12 km north of the border, striking around 70 Hezbollah targets and killing more than 20 operatives, the IDF said. The military said the operation targeted a Hezbollah compound after Show more
