Morning coverage focused on conflicting narratives about the war's end, with Trump declaring it nearly over after his Putin call while Netanyahu insisted operations against Iran continued, boosting Milan's stock market by 2.5%. Early afternoon brought escalating military confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz, with reports of intensified U.S. raids and a coordinated European naval protection plan involving Italy, Germany, and the UK. Evening headlines consolidated around Trump's ultimatum demanding Iran remove mines from the strait or face unprecedented consequences, alongside conflicting accounts about a protected oil tanker and Pentagon reports of 140 U.S. soldiers wounded since the war began.