CBS News, citing sources, reports the US has paused airstrikes on Iran after Omani officials traveled to Tehran on Friday for talks.

A Vietnamese vessel, KHOINGUYEN18, sank in the South China Sea on the night of July 24 with 62 crew aboard. Survivors on life‑rafts drifted toward Yongshu Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) in the Nansha/Spratly area. The Ministry of Transport rescue ship Nanhai Jiu 115 recovered 36 crew from two life‑raft sightings; Sansha maritime search‑and‑rescue sub‑center reported three more rescued by 10:00 on July 26, bringing the total to 39. Twenty‑three crew remain missing; multi‑party search operations are ongoing.

Kuwait denied the Wall Street Journal report that Iran launched an attack, calling it 'entirely fabricated'.