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, 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.

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.

Key developments:

• US President Donald Trump said Washington may need to strike Iran again and claimed Tehran is “begging” for a deal.
• Trump said Xi had assured him during recent talks that Beijing would not provide weapons or military equipment to Iran.
• US President also said Iran still retains a limited ability to retaliate against the US, while peaking at the White House, and US could still launch an attack within “two or three days” or early next week if an agreement is not reached.
• 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.
• 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.

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