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Sudan's health minister Haysam Ibrahim said on the 26th that, after sustained efforts to rebuild a health system hit by armed conflict, about 75% of medical facilities nationwide have resumed operations.

Iran army spokesman Akraminia said on the 26th that Tehran does not see a concrete US next-step strategy and judges Washington to be in a dilemma. He listed possible US options as withdrawal, large-scale air strikes under Israeli pressure, or a ground operation, and said Iran will watch US moves and is prepared for various scenarios. Akraminia added the conflict’s geographic scope has expanded to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and that Iranian actions have included US targets from Jordan to the Gulf littoral states.