*Iran will “immediately” reciprocate if ⁠the US fulfils its commitments under ‌an interim deal signed in June to end the six-month war and open the Strait of Hormuz, its president ⁠says.

*US President Donald Trump pledges to respond to Iranian strikes on US military personnel in Jordan vowing “we’re going to hit them hard“.

*Qatar accuses Israel of exploiting the conflict between the US and Iran to launch deadly strikes throughout the region including on Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.

*Trump says the Hormuz Strait is in “extremely good shape” while claiming Iran’s financial system, military, and leadership have been largely degraded, but added “it doesn’t mean we won’t smack them to see what happens”.