By Staff Reporter

Iran says it will not open the Strait of Hormuz unless the US stops blockading its ports.

• Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh says no date has been set for a new round of face-to-face talks with the US and slams Washington’s refusal to abandon its “maximalist” demands.
• US President Donald Trump says the naval blockade on Iranian ports will remain in force until there is a deal, and warns that Washington will not be blackmailed by Tehran.
• Israel launches attacks on southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, and says it has established what it calls a “yellow line” – similar to the one it imposed in Gaza.
• French President Emmanuel Macron has blamed Hezbollah for an attack that killed a French peacekeeping soldier in Lebanon. The armed group denied the claim.