Tanker involved in incident in Strait of Hormuz: UK maritime agency

Earlier Tuesday, UKMTO said a tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile approximately 19 nautical miles northeast of Limah, Oman, with the crew said to be safe and no environmental damage reported. Separately, ADNOC Logistics & Services said one of its vessels sustained damage in an attack in the United Arab Emirates’ territorial waters in the Gulf on Tuesday afternoon.

US Treasury chief Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats, sources sayUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has recently moved from his Washington, DC residence to a US military base after Iranian threats against his life, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The.

New York Timesfirst reported the move. A senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a memo seen by Reuters late last month that Iranian plots against US personnel and American citizens had reached an advanced stage.

Bessent has led the US sanctions and economic pressure campaign against Iran, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, since August to try to push Tehran to end attacks on shipping and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The crucial waterway has been largely closed since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.

The economic pressure campaign, which coincides with a US naval blockade of Iranian ports, has included sanctions on Middle Eastern bank branches and other financial services firms facilitating transactions with Iran.

"The secretary will not be deterred by the Iranian regime's threats and remains committed to executing Operation Economic Outcast and maintaining the blockade, which together are collapsing Iran's economy," a US Treasury spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The Timesreported the severity of the threats to Bessent was not immediately clear.

Iran urges UN, IAEA to condemn US offer of $20m for nuclear information. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday urged the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to condemn a US offer of up to $20 million for information on Iran’s nuclear program, warning that the move could endanger the country’s nuclear facilities and scientists.

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the UN Security Council president and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Araghchi described the announcement as "abhorrent" and urged its unequivocal condemnation, 's officialIRNA newsagency.

He said the offer, announced through the US State Department's Rewards for Justice program and reposted by the US Central Command (CENTCOM), sought information about nuclear facilities, equipment, scientists and personnel, while also offering possible relocation.

He accused Washington of encouraging espionage against Iran's nuclear program, warning that the initiative could expose nuclear scientists and technical personnel to assassination, sabotage and other security threats. Araghchi argued that seeking confidential information about nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards raised serious questions about the credibility and integrity of the agency's monitoring system.

He warned that normal implementation of safeguards obligations could not be expected when nuclear facilities, personnel and sensitive information were exposed to threats of attack and sabotage. He stressed that Article IV of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) recognises countries' right to develop and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Araghchi called on the UN Security Council to address the potential consequences for international peace and security and hold Washington accountable for unlawful actions. Araghchi also urged Grossi to safeguard confidential information collected during inspections, prevent its misuse for intelligence purposes and bring the matter before the IAEA Board of Governors.

The US State Department's Rewards for Justice program offers financial incentives for information related to threats to US national security. 's letter, its latest announcement offered up to $20 million and possible relocation in exchange for information concerning Iran's nuclear program.

China can play key role in ending Iran's "neither war nor peace" situation with US: Iranian parliament speaker. China can play a significant role in ending the war and resolving Iran's current situation of "neither war nor peace" with the US, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday.

In an article published on the website of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Ghalibaf, who also serves as Iran's special representative for China affairs and heads Tehran's negotiating delegation with the US, highlighted Beijing's potential role in regional diplomacy. "China's role in ending the war and the situation of 'neither war nor peace' is significant," he said.

Ghalibaf said China's relations with Iran and Arab countries, along with Beijing's diplomatic initiatives, provide an opportunity to strengthen regional stability and help shape a new regional order. He said the supreme leader issued detailed instructions concerning relations with China, emphasising specific priorities rather than broad recommendations.

Ghalibaf announced plans to establish a high-level steering and oversight body to coordinate and monitor the implementation of cooperation with Beijing, focusing on strategic coordination, setting priorities, accelerating decisions, and following up on major cross-sectoral issues rather than replacing the responsibilities of government institutions.

He also stressed that cooperation with China should go beyond ceremonial agreements, encouraging concrete projects under a 25-year comprehensive cooperation agreement between the two countries.

Fire breaks out at Iran's South Pars gas platformA fire broke out at Iran's SPD14D platform in the South Pars gas field on Tuesday, prompting authorities to evacuate all personnel as a precaution, Iranian media reported.

The Pars Oil and Gas Company said operational and safety teams successfully contained the blaze at one of the gas platforms in Phase 14 of South Pars. The deputy oil minister said earlier that the platform was fully evacuated to ensure the safety of engineers working at the facility, -official.

Fars News. Agency. The official said the situation was under control and that authorities were investigating the cause of the fire, with a gas leak or an operational incident being considered as possible explanations.

The SPD14D platform accounts for 14.5 million cubic meters of South Pars' total gas production of more than 700 million cubic meters, according ot the deputy oil minister. No casualties were immediately reported. South Pars, located in the Gulf, is Iran's largest natural gas field and a major source of the domestic gas supply.

The field is shared with Qatar, where it is known as the North Field. Netanyahu, Trump reportedly clash over Iran in tense call: report. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump reportedly clashed during a call over the weekend amid disagreements about the possibility of resuming military operations against Iran, media reports said on Tuesday.

The. Yedioth Ahronothnewspaper, citing sources familiar with the conversation, said the call focused primarily on Iran and differences between Washington and Tel Aviv about a possible renewal of the war. Sources described the conversation as particularly difficult and confrontational, with one calling it "a screaming conversation from hell.

"Netanyahu's office, however, rejected the account, denying the conversation was contentious. "Fake news, complete nonsense," it said in response. A senior Israeli official also confirmed that the call had taken place but insisted that it had not been difficult.