Morning coverage focused on Trump's threats to bomb Iranian infrastructure and Iranian claims of downing US F-35 jets, continuing the escalation from previous days. Early afternoon reporting shifted to Prime Minister Meloni's surprise diplomatic mission to Gulf states for energy security discussions. By late afternoon, coverage intensified on Iran downing a US F-15 fighter jet, with reports of one pilot rescued and another possibly captured, alongside calls from Putin and Erdogan for a ceasefire. Evening headlines reported a second US jet downed near Hormuz and Tehran's rejection of a US-proposed 48-hour ceasefire.