The UAE diplomatic advisor Anwar Gargash delivered Trump's letter to Foreign Minister Araghchi, culminating weeks of speculation. This delivery coincided with Supreme Leader Khamenei's Ramadan meeting with students, where he rejected Trump's negotiation offer as "deception of world public opinion" and claimed negotiations with the current US administration would "tighten the knot of sanctions."
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov revealed that US demands for a new agreement include Iran halting support for regional proxy groups. Meanwhile, the trilateral meeting between China, Russia, and Iran about Tehran's nuclear program was scheduled for Friday.
Yemen's resumed ban on Israeli ships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea received coverage alongside Pakistan's military operation freeing 150 passengers from the "Jafar Express" train hijacked by Baloch separatists. Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied former official Rafighdoost's statements about foreign assassinations, claiming he had no security responsibilities.