Iran-US War News LIVE Updates: UAE intercepts six drones launched from Iraq
Smoke rises after an Iranian drone attack in the port area of Dubai. (AP Photo/Representational)
Iran-US War LIVE: The UAE defence ministry said its forces detected and dealt with six drones during the past 48 hours, adding that the drones had been launched from Iraq.
Qatar says mediation needs ‘more time’: Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said Doha supports Pakistan’s mediation efforts and believes negotiations between Washington and Tehran need additional time to produce results. Referring to President Donald Trump’s statement that he delayed a planned attack on Iran at the request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, al-Ansari described it as “a good response”. He also said Qatar maintains “positive relations” with Tehran, while acknowledging that Iran’s attack on Qatar had strained ties between the two countries.
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Explosions in Iran’s Qeshm Island: Explosions have been reported on Qeshm Island, reported Reuters citing Iran’s Mehr News Agency. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency said the explosions were caused by the neutralisation of unexploded munitions, citing an official, as reported by Reuters.
Trump postponed ‘planned strike’ on Iran: US President Donald Trump said he postponed a planned strike on Iran at the request of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, noting that “serious negotiations are now taking place,” while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that “dialogue does not mean surrender” and that Tehran entered talks “with dignity, authority, and the preservation of the nation’s rights.”
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Key developments:
- G7 finance ministers call for reopening Strait of Hormuz in a joint statement.
- Qatar FM spokesman says diplomacy between US and Iran needs more time to succeed. He also said Pakistan had shown seriousness in the mediation efforts.
- Qatar has remained engaged in regional diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalation and preventing a return to military confrontation.
- Explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm Island due to neutralisation of unexploded munitions, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency citing an official.
- Qatar says only two LNG tankers crossed Strait of Hormuz, but this doen’t mean a ‘return’ to normal shipping operations.
- UNSC may hold emergency meeting on Strait of Hormuz resolution.
- Oil prices declined after Donald Trump said he had paused a planned military strike on Iran to allow negotiations to continue.
- India has increased its retail fuel prices for the second time in a week as the shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continues to pressure global fuel supplies.
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