Iran has not yet responded to a message from Trump's deputy... fires break out on 4 tankers in Hormuz
Tehran received a message from US Vice President Vance to resume negotiations and has not responded. On the ground, 4 tankers caught fire from mines in Hormuz, ignoring warnings from the Revolutionary Guard, which also seized an American reconnaissance drone.
Tehran received a message from US Vice President JD Vance to resume negotiations between the United States and Iran, but has not yet responded, according to Iranian media on Thursday. The Tasnim and Fars news agencies quoted informed sources confirming receipt of the message without a reply. In a separate field development, Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced that at least four tankers caught fire after hitting mines while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, a day after the US military confirmed it had cleared mines from the main waterways in the strait. The Revolutionary Guard added that the tankers had turned off their radar and navigation systems and ignored warnings from its naval force. The timing of the incidents or the flags of the tankers remain unclear. Later, the Iranian army reported another tanker on fire east of the strait, describing it as operating illegally in a restricted and dangerous area.