Trump said he cancelled “scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran” because “discussions” had been approved by Iran’s “highest level” of leaders.

He also said a deal could be signed as soon as this weekend, possibly in Europe.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said that when a draft text has been approved, it will be announced by Iran’s government.

India’s shipping minister, ‌Sarbananda Sonowal, said that ⁠three Indian seafarers were killed in a US attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf.

Israel’s army claimed to have seized “operational control” of the area north of Lebanon’s Wadi Saluki stream, 10km (6 miles) from the Israeli border.

Israeli forces launched multiple deadly attacks across Lebanon, including one that injured 10 hospital staff in the southern city of Tyre.

The World Bank warned that the war on Iran could drag global economic growth to its lowest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic.