- US president Donald Trump predicted the war with Iran would "end pretty soon" and claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is "sort of open".
- Trump denied that the US was running low on key munitions, insisting the country possesses "massive amounts" of ammunition.
- Iran claimed a deal with Oman to fully open shipping through the Strait was on the brink of being agreed. The deal would potentially grant Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait.
- A senior Saudi official said on Thursday that the country expects imminent coordinated attacks from the north and south by Iraqi militias and Yemen's Houthis under the supervision of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Pakistan 's Prime Minister arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of meetings, as tensions continue to rise across the Gulf and Red Sea.
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