Iran's Foreign Ministry said the US response to its proposal, which includes opening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, is "incomplete and insufficient," while reports spoke of a fire on two oil tankers in the strait. This coincided with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei saying seven Iranian demands were conveyed to Washington via Qatar, and with diplomatic movement including the arrival of Pakistan's army chief in Tehran and an expected visit by the Russian foreign minister.
One source limited itself to the official statement on the US response, another paired that assessment with the tanker fire within its live coverage, and a third broadened coverage to the details of the seven Iranian demands and regional diplomatic movement.