U.S. Secretary of State Rubio Discusses Strait of Hormuz with UN Chief

U.S. State Department said. U.S. efforts to stop Iran from placing mines and imposing tolls on shipping through the strait.

Erdogan discussed regional developments in a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Erdogan said Turkiye wants the Strait of Hormuz to be immediately opened. Bahrain’s UN envoy Jamal Fares Alrowaiei condemned a drone attack on the Barakah nuclear facility in the UAE as a serious and unjustified escalation.

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi addressed a special session of the UN Security Council on the attack on the Barakah nuclear plant. Grossi said a direct hit on the facility could result in a high release of radioactivity to the environment. Grossi added that attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes are unacceptable.