CENTCOM: U.S. forces redirect 141 ships, disable 9 in Iran naval blockade operations; 42 humanitarian aid vessels allowed to pass.

IRGC navy warns vessels Strait of Hormuz 'completely closed,' threatens decisive action — audio recording. Trump says US-Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday, strait to reopen. US military says it downed Iranian drones targeting commercial ships.

The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) warned ships against transiting the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway was 'completely closed,' according to an audio recording of a public maritime radio channel provided to Xinhua by a crew member. U.S. President Donald Trump said a peace deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the strait would reopen immediately afterward. The U.S. military said it had downed several Iranian drones targeting commercial vessels in the strait.

Car bomb in Al-Bab, east of Aleppo, injures two people. The explosion occurred in the city center, with no immediate claim of responsibility.

Two people were injured in a car bomb explosion in the city of Al-Bab, east of Aleppo.

Israel will not tolerate gunfire directed at its territories, Netanyahu and Katz say in joint statement.

Netanyahu and Katz in a joint statement: Israel will not tolerate gunfire directed at its territories.

Israeli military strikes Beirut's southern suburbs after Hezbollah fires into Israeli territory, Israeli statement says.

Israeli military strikes Beirut's southern suburbs after Hezbollah fires into Israeli territory, according to an Israeli statement.