Middle East Crisis

Strait of Hormuz
Iran threatens new attacks if US attacks ships

Iran's military threatens "heavy attacks" against US targets in the Middle East if Iranian ships are attacked, writes the Revolutionary Guard's naval command on X.

The Revolutionary Guard's air force also writes in a post on Telegram that "robots and drones are aimed at the enemy" and that they are waiting for orders to open fire, reports CNN.

The situation in the Strait of Hormuz has been increasingly tense in recent days. The US is still maintaining a blockade of Iranian ports, and on Friday the US military struck two oil tankers sailing under the Iranian flag, which according to the US were trying to bypass the blockade.
 

Peace Talks
Iran has sent its response to the latest US proposal

Iran has sent its response to the latest US peace proposal, state-run Irna reports according to several media outlets.

“According to the plan, the negotiations at this stage should focus on ending the war,” Irna writes, but otherwise no details are given about what Iran's response contains or how they stand on the US proposal.

The response was sent via the mediator country Pakistan.

Rubio meets with Qatari leaders

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatari leaders and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin al-Thani on Saturday.

Qatar's role as an important intermediary for the US was highlighted, pending Iran's response to a peace proposal.

During the conversation, "US support for Qatar's defense and the importance of continued close cooperation to deter threats and promote stability and security throughout the Middle East" were discussed, according to a statement from the US.
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