Headlines- Asserting that "there will not be an attack today," US President Donald Trump has ruled out taking immediate military action against Iran.
- Iran says that Washington must now "take the necessary actions to extricate" itself from the "quagmire" that the US has entered as a result of its miscalculations in starting the conflict.
- Over the past six months, US forces have assisted over 3,000 commercial vessels in crossing the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
- On Sunday, Qatari mediators visited Tehran in an attempt to ease tensions in the area.
- Israeli forces have raided Hebron, locked down the whole occupied West Bank, and killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza.
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the left-wing incumbent, leads Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.
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