Tehran seeks 'clarity in stance' from Gulf

US Iran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war, but Washington wants better terms, signalling no letup in a conflict that’s brought shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill and upended energy markets. “Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” Trump told NBC on Saturday, saying that a “very solid” agreement would have to include a commitment by Tehran to abandon nuclear ambitions.

Separately, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the Islamic Republic hasn’t asked for talks or a ceasefire.

“We don’t see any reason why we should talk with Americans, because we were talking with them when they decided to attack us, and that was for the second time,” he said in an interview aired Sunday on CBS’s Face the Nation.

He added that Iran will continue to defend itself until Trump accepts that he’s waging an “illegal war” with no chance of victory.

Flights suspended at Dubai airport

Dubai temporarily halted flights at its main international airport, hours after a drone strike targeted facilities near the airfield, local authorities said on Monday.

Authorities reported damage to fuel tanks from the incident, forcing aircraft to circle outside the airport while emergency teams responded. The operations resumed at 10 AM (local time).

The suspension follows a brief disruption days earlier, caused by another attack. Emirates, the largest carrier operating out of Dubai’s busiest airport, also confirmed the suspension of flights.

Australia not sending warship to Strait of Hormuz, minister says

The Australian government says a warship won’t be sent to the Middle East to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to international shipping.

US President Donald Trump said that he has demanded that about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as Iranian strikes continued to rain down on Gulf countries.

Meanwhile, Germany’s foreign minister said Berlin does not see a role for NATO in securing the Strait of Hormuz, amid tensions affecting the key global shipping route, reported Reuters.

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