Iranian outlet Fars News Agency reports several explosions minutes ago in waters off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf; no smoke or flames observed and authorities have not provided an official explanation for the sounds.

German Interior Minister Dobrindt said he cannot rule out that the suspect had accomplices in the sabotage case.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said on Sept. 5 that Washington should take battlefield realities into account in any mediation over Ukraine, and that the situation is moving in a direction unfavorable to Kyiv. He said the key question is whether the US is prepared to invest effort in finding a genuine solution that accounts for battlefield realities and the conflict's changing dynamics. Ryabkov said the Aug. 2025 Russia–US leaders' meeting in Anchorage and subsequent events show doubts persist over whether Washington can keep its stance within a rational framework and resist pressure from circumstances and parties opposed to mediation; those issues remain unresolved.