Iran says it produces over 1,000 types of weapons

US President Donald Trump on Friday extended a waiver of the Jones Act for another 90 days to ease fuel supply pressures amid high oil prices linked to the Iran war, the White House said.

The waiver suspends requirements that goods shipped between US ports be carried on US-built and flagged vessels, allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil, fuel and other commodities domestically.

White House assistant press secretary Taylor Rogers said the extension followed data showing increased supply reaching US ports more quickly under the initial waiver.

Former Israeli military spokesperson Jonathan Conricus said on Friday the Strait of Hormuz remains closed because no order has been given by President Donald Trump to reopen it.

"The only reason the Strait of Hormuz is closed is that President Trump hasn’t yet given CENTCOM the order to open it. Once the order is given, CENTCOM will get the job done," he posted on X.

Iranian MP and head of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ebrahim Azizi said on Friday Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Pakistan is limited to bilateral issues and has no connection to nuclear negotiations.

"Just met with foreign journalists in Tehran and thanked them for coming to capture a true picture of our country. In the meeting, I made it clear that FM Araghchi’s trip to Pakistan is only for discussions on bilateral relations and he has no assignment related to nuclear talks, which remain one of Iran’s firm red lines," Azizi posted on X.

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US special envoy Steve Witkoff and White House adviser Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad on Saturday for talks with Iran, after Tehran initiated contact with the Trump administration, the White House said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Iran had requested in-person discussions, adding that “the Iranians want to talk in person,” in remarks aired on Newsmax.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues to maintain a potent asymmetric naval threat in the Strait of Hormuz despite heavy losses to Iran’s conventional naval forces, a Hudson Institute report said.

The report said the IRGC relies on so-called “mosquito fleet” tactics, including swarm operations, naval mines and drones, to preserve its ability to disrupt maritime traffic in the Gulf.

"Many of the IRGC Navy’s fast-attack crafts are inexpensive, lightly built, highly mobile, and often armed with short-range anti-ship missiles, rockets, and heavy machine guns. Some vessels are even configured as explosive-laden suicide crafts," the report said.

It added that while Iran’s conventional navy has been significantly degraded, its asymmetric capabilities remain largely intact.