Live updates: Iran war, Strait of Hormuz traffic increasing, Israel-Lebanon talks

Key Points:

• An explosion at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub killed at least 13 people, including 12 Indian nationals, and injured 66 others; authorities confirmed it was due to a technical malfunction during operations, not conflict-related.
• The Indian embassy in Doha is coordinating the repatriation of the deceased Indian nationals, while Qatari authorities have launched an investigation into the incident at the world's largest LNG facility.
• The Ras Laffan hub had previously suffered extensive damage from Iranian missile strikes during the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, and QatarEnergy is working to restart operations halted after the attack.
• Iran and the US agreed to establish a hotline for the Strait of Hormuz to prevent misunderstandings amid increasing maritime traffic, with vessel crossings rising but still below pre-war levels.
• In ongoing US-Iran negotiations, the US Treasury issued a 60-day waiver allowing sanction-free Iranian oil sales, while Iran denied new commitments on nuclear monitoring despite US claims of progress toward denuclearization.