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Trump calls Iran talks a last chance, but Tehran says no negotiations are underway
Trump calls Iran talks a last chance, but Tehran says no negotiations exist as disputes over Hormuz and nuclear policy threaten the pause.
Trump pauses Iran strikes, but Hormuz standoff keeps Middle East ceasefire on edge
Trump paused Iran strikes, but the Hormuz dispute, drone attacks and munitions concerns leave the path to peace dangerously uncertain.
US and Iran pause attacks for second day as Oman pushes Strait of Hormuz diplomacy
US and Iranian attacks have paused, but the Hormuz blockade remains. Oman must now turn two quiet days into rules neither side will break.
Iran war targets water and transport as Kuwait desalination plant is struck
The Iran war is moving from military sites to water, power and transport. Gulf states now face a widening civilian infrastructure and energy shock.
Traders warn oil stockpiles close to empty as Hormuz re-closes in July 2026
Iran's re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz on 12-13 July returns crude markets to the supply gap as IEA emergency stockpile buffers approach empty.
Why the renewed Iran blockade could push the Strait of Hormuz back towards full-scale war
Washington has revived its Iran port blockade as Tehran targets Gulf states. The June ceasefire is collapsing around the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran war explodes across Gulf after more than 300 targets are hit in three nights
The Iran war has entered its most dangerous phase since the collapse of the ceasefire, with the United States attacking approximately 140 Iranian military targets and Tehran retaliating across the Gulf while declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed until American regional involvement ends.
US strikes Iran after GFS Galaxy attack as Tehran declares Strait of Hormuz closed
The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran late on July 11, 2026, after Iranian forces hit a Cyprus-flagged container ship and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, turning a maritime enforcement dispute into the most dangerous military escalation since the ceasefire collapsed.
U.S.-Iran ceasefire collapses but talks continue as Hormuz dispute threatens oil
The United States and Iran are continuing negotiations without a ceasefire, leaving the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf military bases and global energy markets exposed to another sudden escalation.
IMO rejects Iran Hormuz control as tanker traffic slows after US-Iran clashes
The International Maritime Organization’s council has urged countries not to recognise Iran’s attempt to control Strait of Hormuz traffic, turning the Iran war’s most important shipping dispute into a global maritime-law test.