UN says it will evacuate sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz, as Rubio warns against tolls

Key Points:

• The UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) plans to evacuate over 11,000 sailors stranded in the Gulf due to the US-Israel conflict with Iran, coordinating with regional countries including Iran, Oman, and the US.
• An interim deal between the US and Iran aims to end hostilities, with the US asserting that it includes stringent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iran's nuclear program, though Iran disputes inspection access to sites bombed previously.
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran will not negotiate on its defensive capabilities, while Pakistan's Prime Minister clarified that ballistic missiles were not part of the US-Iran agreement.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is touring Gulf countries to discuss the deal and reaffirmed that no nation can impose tolls on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had attempted to control.
• The IMO's evacuation operation marks progress toward maritime security restoration, with temporary safe routes established through the Strait of Hormuz, which has reopened after months of closure that had driven oil prices above $100 a barrel.