Overnight Washington moved on sanctions as Trump signed the law extending Iran sanctions for five years alongside Russia measures, presented domestically as sanctions on patients. Turkey followed by revoking Bank Mellat’s Istanbul branch license.
State outlets then reported the execution of Hossein Padran for alleged Mossad espionage, noted by exile press alongside warnings from 30 rights groups.
By midday attention shifted to Saudi Arabia after air-raid sirens in Riyadh, smoke and fire near King Khaled airport and widespread flight disruptions with no Saudi explanation. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed strikes on sensitive targets in Riyadh and Aramco in Yanbu.
In the evening Tehran outlined conditions to halt fighting with Washington — ending wars, unfreezing assets, lifting the naval blockade — conveyed via Qatari and Pakistani mediators, as the IRGC claimed control of Hormuz and CENTCOM said Iran had exported no oil.