U.S. President Donald Trump posted a Hormuz map labeled “Trump Strait” early Saturday. Iran offered to reopen the waterway in seven days if the U.S. lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire including Lebanon.
Iranian semiofficial outlets reported that President Masoud Pezeshkian left New York for Tehran after the U.N. gathering. In his speech, he pushed back against Trump’s threat to “annihilate” Iran but said Tehran remained open to diplomacy. The White House said Friday that U.S. officials were having positive, constructive conversations with mediators.
Saudi Arabia’s military spokesperson said a ballistic missile fired toward Khamis Mushait was intercepted and destroyed, blaming Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. The Associated Press could not independently verify the claim, and there was no immediate statement of responsibility. In the occupied West Bank’s Jordan Valley, settlers cut a pipe supplying a Palestinian village and redirected water to a pool. Israeli rights groups said the move was part of a broader effort to claim heritage sites. The springs are vital for drinking water, tourism and agriculture and increasingly inaccessible to 2.8 million Palestinians. The Gulf Cooperation Council condemned the latest Houthi attacks.
