US Secret Service Says It Is Aware of Video, Investigates Threats to Protectees in Iran

The US Secret Service said it is aware of the video and investigates anything that could be perceived as a threat toward its protectees. Out of concern for operational security, the agency does not discuss matters of protective intelligence, Secret Service spokesperson Nate Herring said in an email. Trump previously said he was "number one on the kill list for Iran.

Meanwhile, Iran said the Strait of Hormuz remained closed despite Tehran agreeing on a temporary transit route through the key waterway with Oman." "The understanding between Iran and Oman does not mean the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said. The statement came as Trump threatened to launch new strikes on a nuclear site as well as Iranian military ships in the Strait of Hormuz. China has warned that expanded US sanctions targeting entities and individuals linked to Iran, including some based in China, "should not disrupt" or "undermine its cooperation with Tehran.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said China-Iran cooperation has complied with international law. China is one of Iran's biggest trading partners and buys most of the country's oil exports.