Morning coverage was dominated by the violent escalation in Iran, with editors highlighting nationwide internet blackouts and street clashes following an exiled prince's call for revolution. Simultaneously, a diplomatic rift opened with Washington as U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed a major trade deal stalled because Prime Minister Modi failed to call President Trump. By midday, editorial priority shifted to the Ministry of External Affairs' sharp rebuttal, asserting that the leaders spoke eight times in 2025 and labeling the U.S. characterization as inaccurate. Domestically, the physical confrontation between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and federal agents intensified. Following her personal intervention in the I-PAC raids, Banerjee led a massive protest march in Kolkata, while chaotic scenes at the High Court forced judges to recuse themselves. In the evening, reports focused on the U.S. Navy's third seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean and the Uttarakhand government yielding to public pressure by recommending a CBI probe into the Ankita Bhandari murder case.