Iran Ukraine Tensions
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Indirect US-Iran Talks Continue as Cargo Ship Hit Near Hormuz and Israel-Lebanon Negotiations Resume (Aug 04, 1554 UTC, 1854 Israel) (Evening Edition)
Qatar confirmed indirect US-Iran talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz are ongoing, with no direct negotiations planned. A cargo ship was struck by a projectile near the strait, and its crew abandoned the vessel with one person missing. Israel and Lebanon began a seventh round of US-brokered talks in Rome, focusing on pilot zones and cessation of hostilities. The Houthis claimed a drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s Najran airport. In Gaza, a mass funeral was held for 112 Palestinians recovered from rubble two years after an Israeli airstrike.