Saudi Arabian TV cited sources saying Israel has demanded the removal of mid-level Hamas military commanders from Gaza and the establishment of a sufficiently large buffer zone inside the Gaza Strip.

IRNA reported Iranian foreign minister Araghchi said Washington has suffered four consecutive failures: it failed to force Iran’s unconditional surrender at the outset of the war despite a brief call by Trump for surrender; it failed to effect regime change; it failed to divide Iran; and it failed in efforts to arm groups across the country and in western provinces — US has acknowledged supplying weapons but those efforts also failed.

VIX rose 0.85 pts to 16.04, its highest level in over a week.