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Trump said that Iran asked him to extend the pause and in a certain sense, we've already won, while he added that Iran made a request to him through his people and had asked for seven days, but he gave 10 days because of Hormuz 'gift'. Iran was very thankful.
Mediators said Iran hasn’t requested a 10-day pause on strikes on its energy plants and is yet to deliver a final response to a 15-point plan to end the war: WSJ.
US is considering sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East: WSJ.
Iran and Israel Keep Up Attacks After Trump Extends Deadline: BBG
Iranian officials are interested in negotiations despite the announcement of their rejection of the US proposal, while mediators are pressuring Tehran to agree to a meeting with Washington in the coming days: Axios.
"Things are progressing very slowly" in terms of negotiations between the US and Iran, as it stands, no meeting has been scheduled between senior officials: i24's Stein reports;
Iran's IRGC Navy announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and any traffic in this strait will be severely dealt with; traffic of any ship "to and from" the ports of origin of the allies of the enemies is prohibited from any corridor.
Iran Blocks Two Chinese Ships From Hormuz in Rare Move: WSJ
U.S. and Israel Have Pounded—but Not Eliminated—Iran’s Missile Threat: WSJ
US deploys uncrewed drone boats in conflict with Iran: Reuters
Trump is weighing several options for dramatically escalating the war against Iran should his latest push for diplomacy fail: CNN.
Senate Passes Homeland Security Deal After Airport Delays; the vote comes hours after Trump said that he signed an Emergency Order directing the homeland security secretary to pay Transportation Security Administration agents: Reuters.
China Starts Trade Probes Against US Before Xi-Trump Summit: BBG
Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks at Future Investment Initiative at 17:30EST on Friday and will participate in MAGA Inc meeting at 18:30EST on Saturday, while he will deliver remarks to farmers at 12:30EST on Sunday.
Oaktree to Meet 8.5% Private Credit Fund Redemptions in Full: BBG
Wall Street Says Stocks Are Too Cheap to Ignore Despite War: BBG
BofA's weekly flow report noted USD 2.7bln into bonds, USD 35bln out of cash, USD 29bln out of stocks, USD 6.3bln out of gold, USD 0.5bln out of crypto.
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