Iran
Gulf states brace again for fiery US-Iran showdown as tensions spiral
From the front lines of the US-Iran confrontation, the Gulf nations have again urged both sides, with strategic restraint, not to abandon their negotiations, while Tehran is telegraphing that the Strait of Hormuz is now Iran's.
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Oman
Oil tanker reportedly hit by 'unknown projectile' in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian state television said a liquified natural gas tanker came under attack Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman after ignoring warnings, implying Tehran carried out the assault on a tanker it said was carrying natural gas from Qatar.
Economy
OPEC+ agrees another modest output rise as oil prices continue to fall
Seven countries in the OPEC+ alliance agreed to lift their combined oil output by a modest 188,000 barrels per day in August, adding supply just as crude prices slide back to levels not seen since before the Iran war erupted.
Iran
Iran FM confirms reports Israel planned to target Tehran's negotiators
Iran's foreign minister corroborated US media reports that Washington warned Tehran Israel may have had its chief negotiators on a target list during April talks in Islamabad, the same talks that produced the framework deal signed on 17 June.
Iran
Iran renews Hormuz threats as Doha talks end with cautious progress
Tehran threatened a "forceful response" against vessels straying from its approved Hormuz routes, even as mediators said indirect US-Iran talks in Doha concluded with "positive progress". The next round of talks will wait until after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral, which begins on Saturday.
Qatar
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner land in Qatar for fresh Iran war talks
Qatar said Trump's envoys arrived on Tuesday to meet mediators on "all regional issues," as Tehran confirmed sending its own delegation to Doha this week but denied agreeing to meet US counterparts "at any level". The visit follows four days of strikes in the Strait of Hormuz that paused on Monday.
Iran
Iran and Oman hold first Hormuz talks as US-Iran deal stays on edge
Iran's deputy foreign minister said the first Joint Hormuz Committee meeting took place in Muscat, after multiple US media outlets reported that fresh talks between the two sides were planned for Tuesday, a claim Tehran has since shot down, prompting Trump to counter by saying it would go ahead.
Iran
Iran threatens total halt to talks as US warplanes circle near Hormuz
The IRGC said the weekend US strikes violated the framework deal and warned that violating vessels would face a "crushing response," as Euronews journalists in Doha observed US refuelling aircraft taking off towards Hormuz in the same formation as the previous night's strikes.
