The day began with Pakistan signaling Tehran's reply to the US proposal is near, and President Pezeshkian's account of a meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei. By late afternoon, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait briefly lifted restrictions on US military access, then reinstated them, while Iran's foreign minister denounced a US-Bahrain UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz as provocative. The CIA contradicted Trump's optimism about a naval blockade, saying Iran could withstand a maritime siege for months. In the evening, reports emerged of an exchange of fire between Iranian forces and an 'enemy' near Qeshm and the Strait of Hormuz, with Tasnim claiming the enemy fled after sustaining damage. Iran created a new body to control the strait. Trump warned of intensified bombing if no deal, while state-aligned outlets dismissed US reports of talks as fake news.