Trump held discussions with the Emir of Qatar amid hopes that the United States, Iran, and Oman are close to reaching a 60-day interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping.

The United States affirms it continues to protect shipping through the Pass of Hormuz, and reveals it has helped more than 1,000 commercial vessels pass through the area safely. A deal with Iran is hoped to be finalized this week.

President Trump confirmed that negotiations with Iran are ongoing, calling the discussions a last chance to end the war. Iran, however, denied having held direct negotiations with the United States.

CSIS analysts view Trump's repeated retreats from planned attacks on Iran as signaling to Iran that the US is softening and does not want to escalate the war.

Iran reveals that discussions with Oman regarding the restoration of shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz are nearing a conclusion, following Trump's cancellation of a planned attack, and that diplomatic efforts are underway.

Trump revealed that the US and Iran will hold talks today, but no deadline has been set for reaching an agreement. Meanwhile, Israel announced it is ready to retaliate immediately.

Iran has declared its readiness to retaliate if the United States launches a new wave of attacks, and threatened to attack energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Israel if attacked first.

The U.S. embassy has issued a travel advisory urging people to prepare for departures from the Middle East following signs of escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Iran has claimed responsibility for attacks on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain after the US launched attacks on dozens of targets across Iran.