Iran says diplomatic messages still being passed to the US

Iran’s foreign ministry said that diplomatic messages are still being conveyed to the United States through intermediaries, keeping a channel for dialogue open amid heightened war concerns.

Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told a German broadcaster that Tehran has not closed the “window of diplomacy” and that the United States continues to make unilateral demands, including calls for “complete surrender,” which Iran rejects.

U.S. President Donald Trump responded that there would be no strike against Iran “today,” after earlier suggesting a strike would be “foolish to telegraph.” Meanwhile, Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, noted that more than 3,000 commercial vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz with U.S. military support in the past six months.

Israeli statements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Iran or its proxies could launch attacks ahead of Israel’s upcoming elections, saying the military is ready to “defend and to strike.” He dismissed a Channel 12 report on a disputed military directive as “nonsense.”

The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed it is again receiving lists of Palestinian detainees from the West Bank and Gaza, following an Israeli Supreme Court order to resume sharing the information, though prison visits have not yet restarted.

Source: ABC News. Photo: Khánh Quan / Pexels.