Qatar Reports Drone Strike on Cargo Vessel in Its Waters as Iran Continues Reviewing US Proposal

A commercial cargo vessel in Qatar’s territorial waters was targeted by a drone Sunday morning, the Qatar defence ministry said. The vessel, arriving from Abu Dhabi, sustained a limited fire that was brought under control. No injuries were reported, and the ship continued its journey toward Mesaieed Port.

U.S. secretary of state, expressed the necessity for all parties to respond to ongoing mediation efforts. The prime minister called for a comprehensive agreement that achieves lasting peace in the region, according to a Qatar government statement.

Qatar’s prime minister has also spoken to his Pakistani counterpart discussing the latest developments and Pakistan’s mediation efforts, statements from both countries said. U.S. and Iran.

“We will do all our efforts to succeed in the mediation, and we will continue to do so,” Asim Munir said in a public address. Iran is still mulling a 14-point plan proposed by Washington, with main sticking points including Iran’s nuclear programme, its uranium stockpile, blockades on the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian frozen assets and war reparations.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson told reporters on Saturday that Iran was still reviewing Washington’s proposal.

Iran’s president said negotiations do not mean surrender. President Pezeshkian said the goal is to realise the rights of the Iranian people and defend national interests with authority. The ceasefire agreed to on April 8 continues to hold despite sporadic skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz.

A gas carrier operated by a Qatar-based company crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such crossing since the start of the war, according to Marine Traffic navigational data. The Qatari gas carrier Al-Kharaitiyat departed from Ras Laffan and is scheduled to unload at Port Qasim in Pakistan.

The carrier appeared at the Strait of Hormuz at around 16:27 Doha time on Saturday, then hid its signal for about 14 hours.

Iran’s army spokesperson said that in case they are targeted again, Iran’s enemies will be surprised by new weapons, new methods of warfare, and new arenas of war. U.S. in imposing sanctions against Iran are going to face difficulties when it comes to transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.

The spokesperson for the national security and foreign policy committee of the Iranian parliament said Iran’s restraint is over. Ebrahim Rezaei wrote on X that any aggression against our vessels will be met with a heavy and decisive Iranian response against American vessels and bases.

Ebrahim Rezaei wrote that the clock is ticking against the Americans’ interests and the best course is to surrender and concede concessions.

Kuwait’s Defence Ministry says a number of hostile drones were detected in the country’s airspace at dawn. The hostile drones detected in Kuwait’s airspace were dealt with in accordance with established procedures, Kuwait’s Defence Ministry spokesperson said.

An Israeli raid on the Islamic Health Authority point in the southern Lebanese town of Qalawiya wounded several paramedics, one seriously, NNA reported.

Israeli air strikes hit Majdal Selem and al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon. An Israeli air strike targeted the outskirts of Bilda in southern Lebanon. An Israeli drone targeted a poultry feed factory in the town of al-Ramadiyah in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, wounding several people, NNA reported.

Israeli attacks in Khan Younis killed Wissam Fayez Abdel-Hadi and Fadi Abdel-Moati Heikal, the Gaza police service said. An Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in Khan Younis, killing at least two people. Israeli forces arrested six people in the north of Tulkarem at dawn today, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.

Forces arrested one person from Tuqu, southeast of Bethlehem, after raiding his house. Israeli forces arrested a young man from the village of Tayasir, east of Tubas. Two men were arrested from the Am’ari refugee camp south of Ramallah.

A young man was arrested in al-Issawiya, in occupied East Jerusalem. Four people were arrested from Sa’ir and ad-Dhahiriya in Hebron governorate after their houses were raided. One person suffered bruises after being attacked by settlers in the village of al-Maniya, southeast of Bethlehem, according to Wafa.

Israeli forces stormed the city of Nablus, the Balata refugee camp to the east, and the village of Kafr Qallil to the south at dawn without any arrests being reported. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish activist abducted by Israel from an aid flotilla headed to Gaza, is now on his way home, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said.

The global supply shock from the war has deprived the world of about one billion barrels of oil over the past two months, Saudi Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser said.

5 percent increase from the previous corresponding period. @AJEnglish reported these developments across its live updates from Tehran, Doha, Beirut and the occupied West Bank.