• Iran has threatened to instantly strike US bases and aircraft carriers in response to any attack, after US President Donald Trump warned time was running out for Tehran to make a nuclear deal, and the EU blacklisted its Revolutionary Guards as a “terrorist” organisation.
  • Iran’s military spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia told state television that US aircraft carriers have “serious vulnerabilities” and that numerous US military assets in the Gulf region are “within the range of our medium-range missiles”.
  • UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for nuclear negotiations to “avoid a crisis that could have devastating consequences in the region”.
  • Qatar’s leader Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian held a call to discuss “efforts being made to de-escalate tensions and establish stability”, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.