Egypt announced the discovery of a gas field of around 330bln cubic feet in the Western Desert, according to a petroleum ministry statement

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi posts "Wherever it is necessary, we will fight; wherever it is necessary to negotiate, we will negotiate."; will be present in negotiations "with strength" if necessary

India government official says India is in talks on sending tankers for loading in the Strait of Hormuz; will send when the situation is conducive

Egypt announced the discovery of a gas field of around 330bln cubic feet in the Western Desert, according to a petroleum ministry statement

"According to my sources in Tehran, Iran’s response hasn’t been handed to the Pakistani mediator. There’re ongoing deliberations, and serious efforts to reach a final draft.", via Al Jazeera's Hashem

N12's Shapira says, on the morning's geopolitical updates, that it "feels like an endless bluff"