Morning coverage shifted from the planned Oman talks to reports of a projectile striking a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The Qeshm governor said an Iranian ship was hit near Hengam Island, killing one crew member and wounding three to four others. The IRGC navy warned U.S. carriers against approaching, daring them to come within 100 km.
Pezeshkian, speaking from the BRICS summit in India, said Iran would not surrender, tied economic resilience to security, rejected direct talks with Washington for now, and claimed BRICS condemnation of strikes on nuclear sites. Officials said a navigation framework might be signed in Oman but would not reopen Hormuz; by evening Oman postponed Monday's regional meeting.
Trump said Iranians were constantly calling for a deal, predicted the war would end after the U.S. midterms, and suggested the U.S. could stay to control Iranian oil as in Venezuela.