Trump’s address on Iran is awaited, while Iran has refused a ceasefire without a concrete agreement. Meanwhile, Iranian attacks continue in the Gulf, leaving 1 dead in the UAE and tech companies also being threatened.
Washington: The eyes of the entire world are on US President Donald Trump’s address tomorrow. The White House itself has announced that Trump will talk on the issue of Iran. On the other hand, Iran’s Foreign Minister has said that he has received messages for peace, but he is not ready for a ceasefire without any concrete agreement. Meanwhile, Iran has also issued a new threat to target big tech companies like Google in the Gulf region. At the same time, a citizen of Bangladesh has died in an attack by Iran in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Behind the scenes, talks are going on with the mediation of many countries. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt have given details of their talks to China. Today China will also participate in an online discussion with the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). Donald Trump will address the nation tomorrow at 6:30 am Indian time. The topic of discussion is Iran itself. Now everyone’s eyes are on whether Trump will declare victory and stop military action or will announce a ground attack. America says that Iran’s stance has softened and there is scope for agreement.
Israel today said that it has eliminated the threat posed to its presence by Iran. Iran has also acknowledged receiving the message, but has made it clear that there will be no ceasefire without an agreement. Iran fears that America may launch a ground attack at any time to capture Kharg Island. Attacks on Gulf countries continue. A Bangladeshi citizen was killed in an Iranian attack in Fujairah, UAE. The debris of the drone fell in a farm in Al Rifa area. One person was injured in Umm al-Quwain. This is the fifth attack on Kuwait airport.
A fuel depot was repeatedly attacked so that it could not restart operations. Two projectiles were fired towards a Qatar Energy ship seventeen nautical miles off Ras Laffan, Qatar. One of these caused damage to the ship’s hull, but no one was injured. A fire broke out after an attack on a private company in Bahrain. Iran has warned that tech companies like Meta and Google may be its target in the coming days.