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Here were the key updates of the day:
- President Donald Trump on Friday said he would "soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz waterway part of US territory after defeating Iran.
- US and Iran are deadlocked over who ultimately controls Hormuz as mediators try to salvage a memorandum of understanding that is set to expire on Sunday
- On the offensive, United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that the US is going to apply measures of "economic isolation" on Iran that have "never been seen"
- US Vice President JD Vance has noted a new two-fold goal: stabilise US energy prices, and stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons
- Israeli stikes continue in southern Lebanon and Gaza, while its pogroms in the occupied West Bank persists
And so we continue our live coverage of the day...