Tensions remain high across the Middle East as Israeli and Iranian military strikes intensify, while US President Donald Trump sends mixed signals on diplomacy and Iran’s leadership continues to deny any negotiations.
Here are some of the other developments:
Reports say Washington sent Iran a proposal including nuclear rollback and ceasefire terms as Trump claims “this war has been won”
Iran military spokesperson rejects US negotiation claims, saying “don’t call your failure an agreement”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it launched a new wave of attacks under targeting Israeli military sites, adding that it marked “the beginning of targeting gathering places of Zionist forces in northern Palestine and Gaza”
Oil prices drop more than 5 percent amid renewed talk of diplomacy as the Shell CEO warns fuel shortages could reach Europe next month
Philippines declares national energy emergency amid supply disruptions
China calls for dialogue and peace talks to resolve the conflict