Key Facts

• Axios reported that U.S. Central Command was preparing for major operations in Iran and awaiting orders from Washington.
• Trump told reporters the United States might have to “destroy” the rest of Iran and said people would “know soon enough” whether he would act.
• A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran offered the United States a nuclear and peace proposal through Qatari mediators.
• Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz or resume negotiations until the United States meets seven demands, including lifting sanctions, unfreezing Iranian assets and ending its naval blockade.
• The United States has said any ceasefire agreement must address Iran’s nuclear capacity before broader peace talks can restart.
• Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and delivered a message from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei; neither side disclosed its contents.
• The Financial Times reported that Russia agreed to supply Iran with 90 helicopter-mounted launchers for precision-guided missiles, citing Russian defense production records it reviewed.
• The article says Iran has supplied Shahed drones to Russia, which Russia has modified and used in the war in Ukraine.