After pummeling Iran daily for almost two weeks, there was no announcement from US Central Command that it was launching strikes on the country on Friday. It is not clear if that was because the US did not take military action against Iran that day.
In the region, tensions remain as US President Donald Trump said while Washington is actively negotiating with Tehran, it’s possible the military continues its bombing campaign or escalates it.
Here’s the latest:
No update from CENTCOM: For the past 13 nights, CENTCOM had posted on X it was striking military targets in Iran. There was no such announcement on Friday Eastern Time.
Trump weighs in: The president said the war was “going extremely well” and that the US has “hit Iran very hard.” He added that he thinks Iran would “love to make a deal” but that he doesn’t “think they’re ready to.”
Alerts issued: Saudi Arabia issued multiple warnings of “potential danger” at major port Yanbu and Jazan province early Saturday local time. The alerts were lifted shortly after and the authorities did not specify the nature or source of the potential danger. Yanbu is located on the Red Sea and Jazan province has a coastline on the same sea.
Maritime tensions: US forces disabled a tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Friday after the crew attempted to get through the US naval blockade of Iran at least four times prior, a US military official told CNN. And in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia carried out strikes against what it said were Houthi targets in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah after the militant group attacked another Saudi vessel.
Netanyahu’s visit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the US next week, Trump confirmed on Friday. The Israeli leader’s office earlier said in a statement Netanyahu will meet Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
Tori B. Powell, Tal Shalev, Laura Sharman, Kareem El Damanhoury, Zachary Cohen, Eyad Kourdi, Mitchell McCluskey and Aditi Sangal contributed reporting.
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