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Iran says it seeks its “legitimate rights” in response to U.S.:Iran and the United States remain at an impasse on Monday as a ceasefire that went into effect last month grows increasingly shaky. Iransentits response to Washington’s latest proposal via Pakistani mediators on Sunday but President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post,callingit “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” The ceasefire has been largely observed despite some exchanges of fire and reports of strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran effectively blocked the strategic waterway after the U.S. and Israel launched the war in February. Since April 13, the U.S. military has blockaded Iranian ports, claiming it has turned back 61 commercial vessels and disabled four. Iran’s foreign ministry insisted Monday it was only seeking its rights. “We did not demand any concessions. The only thing we demanded was Iran’s legitimate rights,” said Ministry Spokesman Esmael Baghaei in a weekly press briefing, as reported by Iranian news agency Tasnim. “The American side still insists on its one-sided views and unreasonable demands.” Tehran’s proposal included, “Demanding an end to the war, lifting the blockade and piracy, and releasing Iranian assets that have been unjustly frozen in banks due to U.S. pressure,” Baghaei said. “Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and establishing security in the region and Lebanon were other demands of Iran, which are considered a generous and responsible offer for regional security.”
Iran proposal centers on immediate ceasefire, sanctions relief, and guarantees against renewed attacks:Iranian media and regional outletsreportedSunday that Tehran’s response to the latest U.S. proposal centers on an immediate end to the war and binding guarantees against renewed attacks on Iran and the wider region, with a ceasefire in Lebanon described by diplomatic sources cited by Al Mayadeen as a “red line” in negotiations. According to Tasnim, Tehran’s proposal calls for an immediate end to the war, guarantees against renewed aggression, lifting of U.S. sanctions, ending the maritime blockade, removal of OFAC restrictions on Iranian oil sales within 30 days, release of frozen Iranian assets within 30 days, and Iranian management and oversight of Strait of Hormuz transit. An Iranian official source told Al Jazeera the response was “realistic and positive,” proposing 30 additional days of negotiations after the war ends to finalize details and calling for reciprocal steps to test Washington’s seriousness, adding that negotiations “could move quickly if the U.S. responds positively.”
Second Qatari tanker crossing Strait of Hormuz through Iran-approved route:A second Qatari LNG tanker is transiting the Strait of Hormuz days after the first such vessel crossed under an arrangement involving Iran and Pakistan, according to LSEG shipping data seen by the Reuters. The vessel left Qatar’s Ras Laffan and is heading northeast toward Port Qasim in Pakistan, where it is expected to arrive tomorrow. This comes after an LNG tanker, Al Kharaitiyat, managed to cross the strait on Sunday through the Iranian-approved northern route.
Three tankers cross Strait with trackers switched off:Three tankers carrying crude oil have transited the Strait of Hormuz with their trackers switched off to avoid Iranian attacks, according to Reuters, which cited shipping data from Kpler and LSEG. Two very large crude carriers, each carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, reportedly exited the strait on Sunday. A third tanker, with 2 million barrels of crude from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co’s Zirku terminal, exited the strait on Wednesday.
Netanyahu says war “not over,” demands Iran’s enriched uranium be physically removed:Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahusaidSunday the war with Iran is “not over,” telling CBS News’ 60 Minutes that Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile must be physically extracted and its enrichment facilities dismantled before any resolution can be considered complete, and claimed President Donald Trump had privately expressed a desire to “go in there” to retrieve the material. International monitors estimate Iran holds roughly 970 pounds of near-weapons-grade uranium, which Netanyahu said U.S.-Israeli operations had “degraded” but not eliminated. Netanyahu alsoclaimedthat Israel has “gained much” from its wars, transforming itself from being “on the verge of extermination, of annihilation” into the dominant military power in the Middle East. He said Israel dismantled much of Iran’s regional “terror axis” and predicted deeper alliances with Arab states. Asked if Israel’s military actions in Gaza or Lebanon contributed to collapsing U.S. and international support, Netanyahu said “mistakes” occur in war, and civilians sometimes die unintentionally.
UK and France deploy warships toward Hormuz as Iran warns of “decisive and immediate” response:Britain isdeployingHMS Dragon, a Type 45 air-defense destroyer, to the Middle East to pre-position for a potential multinational mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz—but only once hostilities between the U.S., Israel, and Iran have ended—while France has deployed its Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group to the Red Sea, Reuters reported. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said dozens of nations are ready to contribute to the operation, which both he and French President Emmanuel Macron stressed would be strictly defensive and independent of the U.S.-Israeli war. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister warned Sunday that the presence of French, British, or any other nation’s warships accompanying U.S. forces in the strait “will be met with a decisive and immediate response from Iran’s armed forces,” according to Fars News Agency, after which Macron clarified at a press conference in Nairobi that France has “never considered” a deployment to the strait itself and that any joint mission—backed by around 50 countries—would proceed in coordination with Iran and only when conditions allow.
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