Iran receives US ceasefire proposal, Pakistani officials say

The United Nations human rights chief urged states on Wednesday to end the Iran conflict, warning the situation is “extremely dangerous and unpredictable.”

“This conflict has an unprecedented power to ensnare countries across borders and around the world,” Volker Turk told an emergency meeting of the UN Human Rights Council.

“The only guaranteed way to prevent this is to end the conflict,” he said, urging states to act.

A Thai oil tanker has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz after coordination with Iran, a Thai official and the vessel’s owner said.

“They responded that they would take care of it,” Thailand’s foreign minister said after requesting safe passage for Thai ships.

The tanker was not required to make any payment and is now on its way back to Thailand.

Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan said on Wednesday there have been no talks with the United States, while noting Pakistan is ready to host negotiations if both sides agree.

“We have heard such details through the media … but there have been no negotiations between the two countries, directly or indirectly,” Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam said, according to IRNA.

He added that Pakistan would be “ready and honored to host” talks if Tehran and Washington agree to negotiations.

Two naval cruise missile production sites in Tehran were struck in recent days, the Israeli military said on Wednesday.

The sites were operating under Iran’s defense ministry and being used to develop and manufacture long-range naval cruise missiles capable of hitting targets at sea and on land.

The military said the strikes caused extensive damage to Iran’s cruise missile program and were part of a broader effort to weaken the country’s military production infrastructure.

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Several locations across Iran were targeted early on Wednesday, with explosions and missile sounds reported in multiple cities, according to eyewitness accounts sent to Iran International.

In southwestern Iran, an explosion was heard around 5:00 a.m. near Andimeshk. In southeastern Iran, the sound of fighter jets and missile fire was reported at about 5:30 a.m. in Chabahar.

Witnesses also reported that several locations in Nowshahr, on Iran’s Caspian coast, were targeted. In Tehran, a building in the eastern part of the capital was reportedly hit at 2:12 a.m.

In southern Iran, a witness said three missiles were launched at about 1:00 a.m. from a missile site in Larestan, in Fars province, toward the west or southwest.