250,000 take to the streets of Munich, with Los Angeles and Toronto each drawing about 350,000. Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi declares: “This is our final battle.”

Israel's Shipping and Ports Authority and Transportation Ministry were surprised by the scope and structure of the sale, structured in a way that makes it significantly more difficult for the state to block the deal, particularly given reported ties involving Qatar and Saudi Arabia which have drawn political attention in Jerusalem.

Air pollution remains high to very high due to elevated levels of respirable particles, with Sensitive populations advised to avoid strenuous outdoor activity. Air quality expected to improve gradually later in the day

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi said in an interview that “the ball is in America’s court to prove that it seeks an agreement,” and while confirming that another round of talks will take place and describing the discussions as positive, he added: “If we feel it is an existential threat, we will respond accordingly.”

The company was sold overnight in a deal worth more than $3.5 billion. ZIM will be delisted from Wall Street, and its operations will be split between shipping lines that operate to and from Israel and international routes that do not call at Israeli ports. The company was founded by the Jewish Agency before the establishment of the State of Israel as ZIM Palestine Navigation Company and was privatized in the 1990s.