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Bureau: Delhi
Tehran authorized passage for essential goods to Iranian ports only -- a concession so narrow it changes nothing for the 95% of Hormuz traffic that serves everyone else.
Iran told mediators it will not meet U.S. officials in Islamabad and considers American demands 'unacceptable,' killing the Pakistan-led ceasefire effort reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Iranian drones hit Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery and a separate strike damaged a power and water desalination plant -- two attacks on civilian infrastructure within hours.
Falling debris from a successful air defense interception struck Abu Dhabi's Habshan gas facilities, killing an Egyptian national during evacuation and injuring four others.
The 182 dry diesel stations in NSW remain the crisis epicenter -- the shortage has not meaningfully worsened in other states this week, but has not improved either.