- Iran warned expanded U.S. sanctions would not bring peace and threatened harsh responses, calling any country enforcing them an "act of war."
- Israeli and Syrian officials held U.S.-mediated talks in Jordan to defuse tensions after Israel struck the Abu Duhur air base.
- A crude oil tanker was hit off Saudi Arabia's coast, igniting a deck fire but causing no reported casualties, raising fresh worries about shipping security.
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