Axios reports: "Flights departed for Europe with supplies for a possible Vance trip." Among the points of the memorandum is the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry to the United States, the Trump administration said, "He is unfit to enter the United States." However, the alleged organization has not been disclosed.
The astronaut will serve as pilot and will be the only non-American on the crew. The announcement was highly emotional from the US: "Grateful for allowing me to be part of this incredible group."