Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that their naval forces have attacked the Panama-flagged "US-owned" container ship MSC Sariska in response to an alleged US attack on an Iranian ship in the Sea of Oman. (AA) (AFP via Gulf News) (ANI News)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
U.S. president Donald Trump says that ceasefire negotiations are still ongoing, contradicting reports of Iran backing out of talks. (The Hill)
Red Sea crisis, 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
Iran announces a pause on peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to "completely block" the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. (The Guardian) (CNBC)
Iranian parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that the U.S. naval blockade of Iran and the Israeli attacks on Lebanon are violations of the Iran–U.S. ceasefire agreement. (Al Jazeera)
Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Iran–Pakistan relations
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi asks Pakistani foreign minister and deputy prime minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to help facilitate de-escalation and express concern about Israel's violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon. (AA) (Al Jazeera) (Radio Pakistan)
2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign
United States president Donald Trump says that Iran's pause on peace talks does not mean the U.S. will resume airstrikes, but the naval blockade will continue. (Al Jazeera)
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will allow ships from Japan to pass the Strait of Hormuz. (Dawn) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are the only two countries with the right to "exercise sovereignty" over the Strait of Hormuz, and that Iran implemented a new process for controlling maritime traffic in coordination with Oman. (Al Jazeera)
The U.S. Central Command intercepts two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. military base in Kuwait that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says was used for on attack on Bandar Sirik, Iran. (CNBC) (Al Jazeera)
The Iranian military command warns residents of northern Israel to evacuate if the Israeli military strikes the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, in response to an Israeli evacuation order. (Al Jazeera)
Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati of Maglan, a sayeret of the IDF's Commando Brigade, is confirmed to be killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon. Three other soldiers are injured in the attack. (Times of Israel)
U.S. president Donald Trump says that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back on fighting after holding a call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah. (PBS)
The U.S. embassy in Beirut confirms that Hezbollah has accepted a proposal by the United States for a “mutual cessation of attacks" after Israel threatened Beirut with strikes on the eve of a fourth round of peace talks. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
The Lebanese government receives confirmation about Hezbollah’s agreement to a new ceasefire with Israel. (Times of Israel)
Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
An early-morning bandit attack in Kabba/Bunu, Kogi State, Nigeria, leaves two people dead and five injured, with 30 civilians kidnapped. Twenty-three civilians are later rescued by the Nigerian Army. (Daily Post Nigeria)
Sudanese civil war
Fifty-eight people are killed in multiple Rapid Support Forces attacks over the past four days in various villages near Bara, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Dabanga Sudan)
Mali War
Business and economy
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport resumes operations as part of a phased reopening plan following repair, development, and upgrade works. Additionally, the airport resumes operations to Arab and foreign airlines after the airport has been closed since the war started on February 28. (Kuwait Times) (Arab Times Kuwait)
Oil prices increase by nearly 8% on the announcement of the peace talks ending, with West Texas Intermediate rising to US$94.20 per barrel and Brent Crude to US$97.23 per barrel. (CNBC)
2026 Cuban crisis
Canadian hotel operator Blue Diamond Resorts ends its operations in Cuba, citing reduced air service and operational challenges after managing 62 properties on the island. (AFP via Indo Premier)