Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
# Gulf countries said that they wanted to be involved in any talks between the United States and Iran. “We emphasize the necessity of involving the GCC countries in any talks or agreements to resolve this crisis, in a way that contributes to strengthening their security and stability,” Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem AlBudaiwi said in a televised speech.
# “NATO nations have done absolutely nothing to help with the lunatic nation, now militarily decimated, of Iran,” US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “The USA needs nothing from NATO”.
# US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran “better get serious soon” in US talks to end the Middle East war.
# Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that indirect negotiations were being held to end the war in Iran. “In reality, US-Iran indirect talks are taking place through messages being relayed by Pakistan,” he wrote on X.
# Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand told AFP in an interview that she had spoken to all countries impacted in the region and all G7 members “to ensure that we are all collectively advocating for de-escalation and for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and for a path forward for the Iranian people that preserves their lives.”
# Defence Minister Israel Katz said that an Israeli airstrike had killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy, along with other senior navy officers.
# South Korea’s government said it aims to roll out a $17-billion “wartime” supplementary budget and expand fuel tax cuts to counter rising energy prices, in the latest example of how the war has affected countries across the globe.
# Two people were killed and three were wounded by falling debris after air defences intercepted a ballistic missile on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, the government media office said.
# Israel’s military said its forces had carried out a wave of strikes across Iran, including in the central city of Isfahan.
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