Iran says no enriched uranium material will be sent to US

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on Saturday that Tehran is entitled under international law to take measures in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing European countries of “hypocrisy” over what he described as support for US and Israeli actions against Iran.

"No rule of international law forbids Iran, the coastal State, from taking necessary measures to stop the Strait of Hormuz being used for waging military aggression against Iran," Baghaei posted on X. "And 'unconditional transit passage' in Hormuz? That fiction sailed the moment U.S./Israeli aggression brought U.S. military assets into the strait’s backyard."

The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed met Britain’s Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper.

They discussed what the UAE described as “terrorist” Iranian missile attacks on the UAE and other countries, as well as regional developments following a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

US Central Command said on Saturday that its naval forces, including the guided-missile destroyers are enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports.

"Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) patrols regional waters in support of blockade operations. The blockade has completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea," CENTCOM posted on X.

An Iranian delegation headed by IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qa'ani has arrived in Baghdad to mediate between Iraqi Shiite leaders, as disputes continue to stall the formation of a new government.

Abdul Rahman Al-Jazaeri, a commander in the Popular Mobilization Forces, told Kurdistan24 the mission aims to resolve internal disagreements and accelerate the selection of a prime minister.

Qaani held four meetings with leaders of Shiite political and armed factions before leaving Baghdad, after which Trump’s special envoy Tom Barrack arrived in the city, according to Kurdistan24.

Both sides are focused on selecting a prime minister and forming a government.

Iran’s parliament speaker said in a televised interview on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz is under the control of the Islamic Republic, and transit through the waterway will remain restricted unless the US ends the blockade of Iranian ports.

Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said efforts by the United States to conduct mine-clearing operations in the waterway constitute a “violation of the ceasefire.”

He said Iran had warned the US delegation in Islamabad that if their mine-sweeper “moves even slightly forward,” it would be targeted.