U.S. President Donald Trump said on Aug. 3 that talks with Iran were underway and described them as Tehran’s “last chance” to reach an agreement, despite Iran’s denial that it was negotiating with Washington.

Türkiye, Egypt and Qatar have jointly condemned what they described as continuing Israeli violations in Gaza, saying the actions breach the ceasefire agreement and threaten efforts to implement its second phase.

A Türkiye-bound cargo ship was hit by a drone off Russia’s Black Sea coast, with all 22 crew members evacuated and three possibly seriously injured, Türkiye’s maritime authority said.

Türkiye’s intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın met Hamas political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya in Istanbul on Aug. 3 to discuss a roadmap for moving the Gaza peace plan into its second phase, sources familiar with the meeting said.

European Union interior ministers will hold urgent talks on Aug. 4 over the mass arrival of migrants in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, which has deepened divisions within the bloc over migration policy.