• No war, says Vance. Asked whether the conflict would end before the November midterms, Vance said he wouldn’t call it a war since there was no active shooting at the moment. He added that major combat only lasted six weeks after the fighting between the US and Israel started on February 28.
• Wedding strike under investigation. Vance confirmed the US is looking into a missile strike that hit a wedding in Kuhestak, Iran, killing at least five civilians. He said the US is investigating but questioned Iran’s account of the incident, saying he remains “extremely skeptical” of it given what he called Iranian state media’s poor record on reporting the conflict.
• No talks until shipping attacks stop. Vance said Washington will not restart negotiations with Tehran until Iran halts attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. He said Iran simply needs to stop, calling it that straightforward.
• Iran strikes Kuwait and UAE. Iran said it carried out attacks on bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, framing them as retaliation for what it called US crimes against the Iranian people.
• Kuwait condemns the attacks. Kuwait denounced the repeated strikes on its territory, calling them a clear breach of its sovereignty and a direct threat to its security and stability.

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