Headlines- Iran's response to a US proposal to end the US-Israel war on Iran, according to US President Donald Trump, is "totally unacceptable."
- Iran wants talks to concentrate on ending the conflict permanently and has responded to the most recent ceasefire proposal from the United States to Pakistani mediators.
- Hezbollah infrastructure was reportedly the target of attacks carried out by the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday throughout the day in various parts of southern Lebanon.
- After speaking with US President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance one-on-one, the prime minister of Qatar departed Miami.
- If Iran's tankers are attacked, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have warned to attack American sites in the Middle East.
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