Summary

"Not true": Iran rejects Trump claim that the "new regime president" asked for ceasefire (which has been Pezeshkian since 2024)

UAE mulls becoming first Gulf country to directly joint US-Israeli war against Iran, lobbies for firm UNSC security resolution.

Trump to Reuters: will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" and could return for "spot hits" if needed. Also says he's open to exiting 'paper tiger' NATO after Iran war is over, angry over lack of help in Hormuz crisis.

Oil tanker leased to QatarEnergy was struck by an Iranian cruise missile in Qatari waters Wednesday.

IRGC has newly vowed to keep attacking with "full intensity and power" - suggesting this is far from over, as ceasefire talks remain theater lacking in much substance. Ayatollah praises Hezbollah in written statement.

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Iran: Not True that Iran Requested a Ceasefire

Iran has again rejected Trump's narrative, after he hours ago claimed that "Iran's New Regime President" has just "asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!" Iran's Foreign Ministry has responded by saying "there is no truth" to "Trump's statements that Iran requested a ceasefire." The Iran FM spox statement continues:

"No decision has been made yet. We have many considerations. Our conditions for ending the war are very clear. We do not accept a ceasefire; We seek a complete end."