Overnight focus remained Trump's claim Tehran had contacted Washington seeking a deal and could not sustain the war, while Araghchi in Beijing said Iran welcomed solutions securing its rights and that current decisions would shape regional balance before Xi-Trump talks.
Washington pressed economically as the House passed sweeping Iran-Russia sanctions, Treasury convened banks and Turkey suspended Mahan Air flights. Russia and China vetoed a U.S. move to extend sanctions monitoring, while a U.N. fact-finding mission said U.S. strikes could be war crimes and the Dey 1404 crackdown a crime against humanity, as a rights group named 4,200 dead.
Tehran centered on Hormuz, with a Khamenei adviser saying the strait would stay shut until Trump and Netanyahu fell as transits fell to three ships. The IRGC claimed a 53rd MQ-9 downed over Qeshm, Trump warned of renewed strikes, and Iran denied Saudi claims of a Houthi attack toward Mecca.