Another US warship has arrived in the Middle East, ship-tracking data shows, as speculation continues to grow that the US could launch new strikes on Iran. The guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D Black was tracked sailing through the Suez Canal towards the Gulf on Wednesday, tracking site MarineTraffic showed.

Donald Trump went weirdly off topic during a phone call about the crisis in Minneapolis, if the guy on the other end is to be believed.

Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X, asserted that Iranian armed forces stand ready “to immediately and powerfully” counter any aggression.