According to the Wall Street Journal, a senior White House official said Trump plans to deliver a Monday speech at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool as a midterm closing address, promoting repair and renovation projects in Washington. The official said the remarks will emphasize the agenda his administration and House Republicans have advanced since the start of a second term. Trump is due in Iowa and Kansas the day before. Restoring the reflecting pool is a stated priority in a broader Washi

Iran’s foreign minister said after mediation talks in Qatar and Pakistan Tehran has agreed to a two‑day plan: day one the US would take a package of compliance measures; day two the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened and shipping restored. Iran said resumption of Iran‑US negotiations depends on US fulfillment of commitments, which Iran listed as: agreeing new navigation routes through the Strait of Hormuz, unfreezing Iranian assets, ending regional conflicts including in Lebanon, lifting maritime blockades, granting exemptions for Iranian oil exports, and removing US sanctions imposed after the Islamabad memorandum.

Iranian foreign minister Araghchi said talks mediated by Qatar are ongoing and making progress, but no final conclusion has been reached.