- Iran has warned Gulf states that any new US attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical regional energy infrastructure.
- Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign ministry said it has reached an understanding with Oman on the opening of a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, with the proposed deal giving Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait, an Iranian source and officials told Reuters.
- President Donald Trump said that his administration held “very good discussions” with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday. He told Fox News that the Strait of Hormuz “is going to be very open very soon” or Iran will “get hit really hard”.
- Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait reduced significantly on Wednesday from the previous day, while Houthis said they had launched missile attacks on Saudi tankers.
- One person was killed and 12 wounded after an Israeli strike on Tebnine on Wednesday, Lebanon’s health ministry said. It comes as two Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon on the same day, according to the Israeli military.
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