Gold’s sharp declines ‘echo risk-off episodes seen in 2008 and 2020’ as liquidity dynamics dominate fundamentals – World Gold Council

Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment Of Airborne Troops To Iran – @nytimes

Iran's Revolutionary Guards spokesperson: There is no need to mine the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian armed forces have full control.

Senior Iranian Official: Messages Were Exchanged Between Tehran And Washington Via Egypt And Turkey, Stemming From Good Faith To Reduce Tensions - Al Jazeera SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: WASHINGTON STILL REFUSES TO ACCEPT TWO ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS: PAYING REPARATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE AGGRESSION AGAINST US. - AL JAZEERA SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SET CONDITIONS OR DEADLINES FOR NEGOTIATIONS. - AI…

ROUGHLY A DOZEN IRANIAN MINES DETECTED IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ - CBS, CITING US OFFICIALS Amid Iran talks, Strait of Hormuz dotted with about a dozen Iranian mines, U.S. officials say Amid Trump administration demands for Tehran to keep the free flow of commerce in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials have told CBS News that there are at least a dozen underwater mines through the vital passageway, according to current American intelligence assessments. U.S. officials, who have seen current American intelligence assessments and spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national security matters, said the mines currently employed by Iran in the strait are the Iranian-manufactured Maham 3 and Maham 7 Limpet Mine. Another U.S. official said the count was less than a dozen. On Monday morning, President Trump backed off his threat to "obliterate" power plants if Iran continued to block the strait. Mr. Trump said his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner had engaged in negoti