Two missiles struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz with no casualties, according to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, while Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani urged the U.S. and Iran to reach a peace deal without waiting for a “perfect moment.”
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"We cannot afford to wait for a ‘perfect moment’ to open talks," Al Thani told reporters at Oxford University, calling for an immediate settlement to the conflict.
In a separate development, the U.S. State Department said talks between U.S. and Iranian representatives were underway, according to President Donald Trump following a call with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, according to Al Jazeera.
Iran is reportedly distributing iodine tablets to communities near its nuclear facilities as it prepares for the possibility of U.S. strikes, The Times of London reported, citing an unnamed Iranian source.
Parliamentary security chief Ebrahim Azizi told local media that the U.S. and Israel must face consequences for the war, promising a decisive Iranian response to any mistake and insisting U.S. forces will not leave the region without “paying a price.”
