Punchbowl reports the U.S. House will vote next Tuesday on a continuing resolution that has been paused.

Iranian President PEZESHKIAN said Iran is willing to cooperate and seek mutual understanding with regional countries, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Financial Times reports US efforts to isolate Iran are now threatening Dubai’s long-standing role as an offshore hub supplying the sanctioned Iranian economy with financial services, trade channels and access to global markets. Bourse & Bazaar Foundation CEO Esfandyar Batmanghelidj says the UAE — via Dubai’s Jebel Ali port — is effectively Iran’s only major container-route for imports; Iran lacks alternative main container ports. Before the outbreak of the war, annual UAE‑Iran trade approached $30bn, much of it transported by traditional dhows that underpin Dubai’s old-city spice and gold souks.