The U.S. Central Command said it has redirected 57 commercial vessels and disabled 4 others to prevent the ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports.

-ABC News' Steven Beynon

Referring to negotiations with the U.S., Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the country doesn't follow anyone's deadlines.

"The matter is still under discussion," Baqaei said. "We do our own job. We are not bound by their deadlines or timelines very much."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters the administration expected a response from the Iranian regime on Friday, but that "only stupid countries" wouldn’t respond to fire with fire when facing attacks like the U.S. did in the Strait of Hormuz.

"The red line is clear: They threaten Americans, they're gonna get blown up," Rubio told reporters Friday.

"If you fire at a U.S. Navy ship, what are we supposed to do?" Rubio said. "Of course we fired back on them. They were shooting at us. That's what I would expect to do. Only stupid countries don't shoot back when you're shot at," Rubio said. "And we're not a stupid country."

On talks with the regime, Rubio said “we should know something today” and “the hope is it's something that it can put us into a serious process of negotiation.”

“We're expecting a response from them today, at some point. We have not received that yet as—in the last in the last hour, but perhaps that will come. Their system is still highly fractured and a bit dysfunctional as well, so that may be serving as an impediment,” Rubio said. "I hope it's a serious offer. I really do."

-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston

United Arab Emirates air defenses engaged two ballistic missiles and three drones launched by Iran on Friday, the UAE Ministry of Defense said in a post on X.

The attack resulted in three "moderate" injuries, the ministry said.

President Donald Trump said that he would not set a deadline for Iran to make a deal, while speaking at the Oval Office on Wednesday.

Asked directly if there was a deadline for Iran, Trump said there was “never a deadline.”

“Never a deadline. It'll happen, it'll happen, but never a deadline,” Trump said.

Trump continued to express confidence that a deal with Iran was close. Asked what was different about this time compared to other times when a deal seemed close, Trump said that “a few days ago is a long time.”

"They want to make a deal badly. And we'll see if we get there. If we get there, they can't have nuclear weapons,” Trump said.

“Iran can not have a nuclear weapon, and they won't. And they've agreed to that, among other things,” Trump claimed.

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr