US blockade: Little traffic is entering and leaving Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman on the first full day of the US blockade, according to ship-tracking data.
• US-Iran talks: The US and Iran are still communicating, a US official told CNN, after peace talks in Pakistan failed. Officials are discussing details for a potential second in-person meeting with the Iranians, a source said, but Iranian state media reports there has been no decision on another round of talks.
• Israel-Lebanon talks: Diplomats are expected to begin negotiations today in Washington, DC. Lebanon will seek a ceasefire as a precondition for broader negotiations, a Lebanese official told CNN, and will also lay out a proposed framework for future talks — including a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory in exchange for the disarmament of Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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