❗Conflict Overview: Day 232

▪ The situation in Middle East is on the brink of a large-scale war, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after the 9th round of the Russia–Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue

▪ Israel must complete its important “tasks on all fronts” within the next two years, while Donald Trump is still US president, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

▪ Donald Trump refrained from saying whether he could work with another Israeli prime minister should Benjamin Netanyahu’s party fail in the upcoming elections

▪ Two projectiles hit a tugboat northeast of the city of Khor Fakkan in the UAE, injuring one person, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center said

▪ A tanker has struck a mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, causing an explosion and a fire in the engine room, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said