[US-Israel, Iran War Day #118] Iran Will Never Have Nuclear Weapon, Trump Says

In Brief…

• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, damaging the vessel’s bridge but causing no casualties, The Wall Street Journal reported citing two senior US officials
• A vessel was attacked near Oman as tensions rose over a US-declared corridor in Omani waters, where IRGC-affiliated outlets said three tankers had turned back after an IRGC Navy warning.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Iran’s support for non-state armed groups, including Hezbollah, Houthis and Hamas, would have to be discussed under the memorandum of understanding, arguing that such activity interfered in the sovereignty of regional countries.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Washington wanted a deal with Iran, but “not at any price,” during a meeting with foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council states in Manama, Bahrain.
• Some 1,100 seafarers are believed to have been evacuated so far on ships that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz under a UN evacuation scheme, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing UN shipping agency data.
• US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran had told Washington it would not seek tolls, insurance costs or other charges from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding with Washington turned into “a declaration of US defeat.”
• Access to Iran’s attacked nuclear sites and nuclear materials will only be examined and resolved within the framework of a final agreement with the United States, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Wednesday.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] Rubio, GCC ministers call for curbs on Iran’s missiles, drones and proxies