• Maritime standoff: Iran’s top negotiator said Tehran has received its first revenue from tolls it imposed on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, amid a standoff with the US over the vital waterway. Both sides see the strait as pivotal to negotiations; in their absence, oil prices again rose.
• Timeline uncertain: US President Donald Trump said there is no deadline for ending the war with Iran, the ceasefire, or Tehran’s response to his request for a peace proposal.
• Israel-Lebanon talks: The US will host a second round of talks between the Middle Eastern neighbors today amid a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon that has seen attacks by Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
• US boards tanker: The US Defense Department said it boarded another “sanctioned stateless vessel,” which was carrying oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean overnight.
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