A California man accused of attacking the White House Correspondents' Dinner and attempting to assassinate the President pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., facing four criminal charges.

US Navy jets disabled two Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman by firing precision munitions into their smokestacks, part of an active American blockade that CENTCOM says is holding over 70 tankers and 166 million barrels of Iranian oil. Iran condemned the strikes as a ceasefire violation, claimed its forces delivered a 'heavy slap' in response, and separately seized a foreign tanker, while Foreign Minister Araghchi publicly accused Washington of sabotaging diplomacy — as President Trump threatened far harsher strikes unless Iran signs a deal 'FAST.'