Wall Street Journal reports Brazil has refused to issue visas to U.S. officials over concerns about election interference.

A spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the latest round of hostilities resulted from a US breach of an agreement on passage through the Strait of Hormuz. He said the deal required transit to follow Iran’s rules but the US announced an alternative transit route; after that alleged breach the IRGC blocked vessels and struck ships it judged to be violating the terms. The spokesman said Iran had expected the US to resume compliance but that the US instead attacked Iranian coastlines, islands and some radars. He added the IRGC’s strikes were intended to compel US compliance and that it had launched Operation "Victory 2".

Axios, citing two sources, reported Trump on Friday instructed the US military not to launch new strikes in Iran, halting 13 consecutive days of daily strikes. Sources said it is unclear whether the order is a one-off pause or signals a sustained halt. They said the move creates diplomatic space and reflects limits to the effect of strikes absent renewed large-scale operations. The military can mobilize relatively quickly if ordered to resume and is planning for a possible return to large-scale action, but has not received such an order. The White House did not respond.