Trump holds talks with Netanyahu ahead of possible Iran talks at Camp David

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday Iran and the United States should remain committed to upholding the ceasefire and continue efforts to resolve differences through negotiations, after Tehran accused Washington of violating the truce with strikes in southern Iran, according to Reuters.

The Pentagon has clashed with Elon Musk's SpaceX over the cost of a plan to help Iranians bypass government-imposed blackouts through Starlink direct-to-cell connections similar to 5G service, Reuters reported citing two sources.

SpaceX proposed charging up to $500 million to launch direct-to-cell Starlink service for Iranians and $100 million a month to operate it, alarming Pentagon officials seeking ways around Tehran’s internet blackouts, the report said citing documents and a person familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump lashed out at major US media outlets and Democrats in a Truth Social post, saying they would portray even Iran’s hypothetical full military surrender as a “Masterful and Brilliant Victory” over the United States.

"If Iran surrenders, admits their Navy is gone and resting at the bottom of the sea, and their Air Force is no longer with us, and if their entire Military walks out of Tehran, weapons dropped and hands held high, each shouting “I surrender, I surrender” while wildly waving the representative White Flag, and if their entire remaining Leadership signs all necessary “Documents of Surrender,” and admit their defeat to the great power and force of the magnificent U.S.A., The Failing New York Times, The China Street Journal (WSJ!), Corrupt and now Irrelevant CNN, and all other members of the Fake News Media, will headline that Iran had a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America, it wasn’t even close."

"The Dumacrats and Media have totally lost their way. They have gone absolutely CRAZY!!!" Trump said.

US President Donald Trump is holding a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Axios reported citing an informed source.

Twenty-five vessels, including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels, crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after receiving permits from the IRGC Navy, the force’s public relations office said on Tuesday.

The IRGC Navy said “smart control” of the Strait of Hormuz was being carried out “with authority” and warned that any violation would be met with “crushing blows.”

Iran’s internet connectivity rose to 86% of ordinary levels on Tuesday as mobile networks and other segments were reconnected after a record 88-day blackout, the internet observatory NetBlocks said, even as a court challenge cast uncertainty over the restoration process and the restrictions on most social media platforms remain in place.

A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could deepen disruptions to global fertilizer supplies and trigger a wider food security crisis in 2026 and beyond, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned Tuesday.

“What we are witnessing today is not only a geopolitical crisis. It is a systemic shock” to the global agriculture and food system, FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said.

Iran is insisting on receiving half of its frozen assets upon signing a memorandum of understanding with the United States, Al Arabiya reported, citing a diplomatic source.

The source said Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s trip to Qatar was aimed at discussing mechanisms to release the frozen assets.

Tehran is demanding that the remaining half be transferred within 60 days, the report said, adding that Iran has sought the release of about $24 billion in frozen assets during the negotiations.

The US military on Tuesday denied it has restarted the Project Freedom, saying its forces are not currently escorting commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar quoted an X post attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei threatening Israel’s existence, writing: “Sounds familiar. I remember someone with the same surname who used to say this. By the way, where are you?”

US official sources denied that the US Navy had resumed helping ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday.

The denial followed a Wall Street Journal report saying the US Navy had restarted assisting vessel crossings through the strategic waterway.

US Central Command said on Tuesday that US forces had redirected 108 commercial vessels as part of enforcement of the US blockade against Iran.

CENTCOM released an image of a US sailor standing watch in the pilothouse aboard the USS John Finn, a guided-missile destroyer transiting the Arabian Sea in support of the blockade.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in a phone call on Tuesday that Tehran was ready to reach what he called a dignified framework to end the war and current regional tensions.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev discussed the development and outlook of bilateral relations in a phone call on Tuesday, Iran’s state media reported.

A former Iranian Premier League footballer detained during nationwide protests in January is at risk of receiving a death sentence, Iran International has learned.

Two former national team players said Abbas Yahya-Beigi has been accused of moharebeh, or “enmity against God,” raising concerns that he could be sentenced to death.

The US Navy has restarted assisting vessel crossings through the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US military officials.

The officials said a Greek supertanker carrying two million barrels of crude was guided by the US Navy as it crossed the waterway off Oman’s coast.

The ship had been stuck in the Persian Gulf since early March and is now heading to India to deliver its cargo.

The renewed effort was said to be a part of “Project Freedom,” a US initiative to guide ships through the vital shipping corridor.

The US Navy plans to help about a dozen vessels, including supertankers and container ships, cross Hormuz in the coming days, the report said.

US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday as talks with Iran near a critical stage, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.

All cabinet members, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, are expected to attend the meeting at the presidential retreat in Maryland, the report said.

The meeting location could change because of bad weather, it added.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call on Tuesday that Ankara would continue supporting talks aimed at reaching a positive outcome, the Turkish presidency said.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf returned from Doha on Tuesday after consultations with Qatari officials, state broadcaster IRIB reported.

The top negotiator had traveled to Qatar on Monday at the head of a delegation amid US-Iran talks.