IRGC Navy says 33 ships passed through Strait of Hormuz in past 24 hours with permission

Agency: Iran shoots down Israeli espionage drone.

An agency reports that Iran shot down an Israeli drone for espionage.

Rubio: Trump will 'do whatever it takes' to ensure Iran doesn't get nukes

Marco Rubio said Trump will do whatever it takes to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, in an interview with India Today.

Iran insists on unfreezing assets as prerequisite for any US deal, calls it 'red line', per Fars and Tasnim. Rubio says 'good news' on talks could come soon.

Iranian leadership insists on unfreezing part of the country's assets as a prerequisite for a possible deal with the US, calling this position a 'red line', while Washington proposes to postpone the issue. This is according to Iranian agencies Fars and Tasnim, citing sources. They say the decisive factor for any potential agreement is economic benefit for Iran. Also, lifting sanctions on oil, petrochemicals is another important point. Earlier, Marco Rubio said the world may hear 'good news' about US-Iran talks in the next few hours.

EU's von der Leyen reiterates importance of reopening Strait of Hormuz, says Iran must not be allowed nuclear weapon

European CommissionUrsula von der Leyen reiterated the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz and stated that Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.