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📌 Iran says it made no new commitments on nuclear sites after Vance comments about inspectors returning
Iran denied making any new commitments on allowing International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back into its nuclear sites, after US Vice President JD Vance said talks could begin soon. The statement followed negotiations in Switzerland mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, alongside a temporary US easing of some sanctions that allows Iranian oil sales in dollars and facilitates banking, insurance, and transport transactions. Mediators said the two sides agreed on a 60-day roadmap toward a final deal, as well as a communication line to prevent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and a de-confliction cell intended to help end military operations in Lebanon.
📌 Downed US pilot reportedly saw Iranian drones moving in a “jellyfish” formation
Sources said a US F-15 pilot rescued after being shot down over Iran told intelligence officials that he saw several Iranian drones hovering and moving together in what he described as a “jellyfish” formation before ejecting. The account triggered debate inside the US intelligence community over whether it reflected a new Iranian capability, a technical test, or confusion caused by the pilot’s concussion. The report notes that the formation may point to a possible “one-to-many meshed networking” model that could enable more coordinated drone swarms. The claim comes as Washington and Tehran continue ceasefire-linked talks and scrutiny of Iran’s drone program intensifies.
📌 Russian strikes injure six in Ukraine as the fuel crisis deepens into Siberia
Russian overnight strikes injured six people across Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, while Kyiv briefly issued an air raid alert. The attacks came after a Ukrainian strike on a Russian missile-electronics plant in Voronezh that local officials said killed five people. As both sides continue exchanging attacks, Russia’s fuel crisis has expanded into Siberia, with Omsk restricting gasoline and diesel sales and Novosibirsk preparing similar measures. According to the report, Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy and logistics infrastructure are now disrupting supplies in regions more than 2,000 kilometers from the front line.
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