‘We’re going to be attacking’ – Trump threatens Iran again

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says the country will “stand firm” and denounced US threats to target Iranian infrastructure.
US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran again, saying “we’re going to be attacking them very hard” after earlier claiming Iran would have to “pay the price” for taking too long to reach a deal.
US attack on Iran’s water facilities ‘a calculated war crime’: Iran’s FM spokesman
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has accused the US military of “deliberately” attacking civilian water infrastructure in Sirik, a port town in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province.

The attack destroyed two reservoirs that supplied drinking water to more than 20,000 residents across 10 villages, Baghaei wrote in a social media post.

“This is not collateral damage – it is a calculated war crime and a flagrant violation of human rights and international humanitarian law,” he said. “The US must be held accountable for committing such systematic brutal attacks on civilian life-sustaining infrastructure.”
Trump’s energy secretary says ‘unaware’ of US taking oil out of Iran
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has faced tough questioning during a House committee hearing where he was pressed about Trump’s remarks claiming that the US has been “taking out” millions of barrels of oil from Iran.

Asked whether he was aware of that, Wright replied: “I’m unaware.”

He was then asked whether Trump was lying.

“Oh no, I do not think the president is lying. I think the president’s talking casually about our efforts to stop the flow of Iranian oil,” Wright said.
Egpyt, Saudi, Qatar, UAE invited to upcoming G7 summit in France, says Macron
France’s President Macron says leaders from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE will be invited to take part in next week’s G7 session in France, which will focus on negotiations to end the conflict with Iran and the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.

In comments carried by AFP, Macron said the disruptions in Hormuz have “a real impact on our economies” due in particular to soaring fuel prices.