Trump travels to the APEC summit in Shenzhen, expecting to discuss ending the Iran war and denuclearisation with Putin and Xi, as foreign minister Araghchi presents a two-day proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, contingent on Washington honouring the original agreement of the MoU.
Europeans are again sidelined as Trump is seen to negotiate a new security order with Moscow for the continent without their involvment for his “big, beautiful” Russia-Ukraine deal. The American president says he sees no reason to escalate the war with renewed attacks. A drone strike on a gas field in Kurdish Iraq causes a massive blackout. Heavy rains collapse sandbanks in Gaza. Houthis continue to launch ballistics into Saudi territory, hitting Aramco headquarters.
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