Hormuz gunfire, enriched uranium and chimp violence - Reuters

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The U.S. claims to know the location of Iran's sensitive nuclear material, but international inspectors are uncertain about its status due to monitoring disruptions.

At least two merchant vessels reported being hit by gunfire while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, following Iran's announcement of tightened control over the waterway.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei denied reports that Iran's enriched uranium would be handed over to the U.S., stating it would not be transferred under any circumstances.

Iran has reasserted control over the Strait of Hormuz, stating it is returning to its 'previous state' and allowing all commercial vessels to pass through the strait.

Vessels report being hit by gunfire attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran reimposes strict military controls on the vital waterway. Tehran publicly rejects Trump's claim that the U.S. would remove its enriched uranium stockpiles — putting the two sides directly at odds. And decades of observing chimpanzees in Uganda reveal what happens when a group tears itself apart.

The largest group of wild chimpanzees known to scientists has permanently split into warring factions. In a study published in Science, an international team of researchers, including a University of Arizona primatologist, report this rare event, building on three decades of observations on the Ngogo chimpanzees in Kibale National Park in Uganda. The chimpanzee group was cohesive for the first two decades of research, but a rise in polarization in 2015 led to a permanent fission into two distinct groups by 2018. After the social division, one group waged multiple lethal attacks on the other. At least 24 chimpanzees have been killed, including seven adult males.

Iran has reopened the Strait of Hormuz during ceasefire negotiations, but the U.S. blockade remains in place, affecting global oil and gas prices.

Iran's nuclear program remains a key sticking point in the standoff. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to remove Iran’s 'Nuclear ‘Dust' as part of an effort to ensure the nation never possesses a nuclear weapon. A day earlier, Trump told reporters at the White House that Iran had agreed to 'give us back the nuclear dust that’s way underground,' repeating the phrase he uses in reference to Iran's highly enriched uranium. Appearing on Iranian State Television on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmael Baqaei strongly rebuked Trump's claim. 'Iran's enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere under any circumstances,' Baqaei said.