UN Security Council condemns drone attack on UAE's Barakah nuclear power plant.

US and Iran working on 60-day ceasefire extension memo, Axios reports. Iran would open Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting of US port blockade.

According to Axios, the US and Iran are working on a memorandum that would extend the ceasefire between the two countries for another 60 days. Under the draft document, Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz for international shipping, in response to which the US would lift the blockade of Iranian ports.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan sign a strategic partnership charter and critical minerals memorandum in Yerevan, also initialing a framework for the Trump Route project connecting Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan.

Armenia and the United States signed a new strategic partnership charter in Yerevan, according to Al Mayadeen English. The agreement, signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, includes a memorandum on critical minerals and rare earths and a framework for the Trump Route project linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan via Armenia.

UK to sign new defense pact with Poland as NATO allies move to counter Russia threat, Bloomberg reports.

The UK is set to sign a new defense and security pact with Poland, as the two NATO allies seek to counter the threat from Russia.

Armenia signs strategic partnership agreement with US as PM Pashinyan faces pro-Russia challenge in upcoming June election

Armenia has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the United States, strengthening bilateral ties, while Nikol Pashinyan faces opposition from pro-Russian parties ahead of the country's June election.