Middle East & North Africa
Guterres in Cairo: Iran and the US must avoid escalation that could spiral “out of control”
From Cairo, the UN Secretary-General urged Iran and the United States to choose diplomacy, called for navigation rights to be…
Topic
Strait of Hormuz
Middle East & North Africa
Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish delegations meet Iranian officials in Tehran as Trump weighs a deal or renewed strikes
Delegations from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey are in Tehran on 26 October to avert renewed war, while Trump says…
Middle East & North Africa
CENTCOM chief Adm. Cooper flies over Hormuz as U.S. forces cite 1.5 billion barrels of oil exported and 3,000 transits supported
U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper toured the Strait of Hormuz by U.S. Army helicopter on 25 October as CENTCOM claimed…
Europe
Strait of Hormuz: Britain and France lead planning of the multinational mission, with autonomous mine-hunting already in the region
A UK defence minister told the House of Commons on October 23 that London and Paris are leading planning for…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran: “Under no circumstances” will we let US warships enter the Persian Gulf, says armed forces chief Abdollahi
Major General Abdollahi, chief of Iran’s General Staff and commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said Iran will never…
Europe
UK and Oman reaffirm Omani sovereignty over its waters in the Strait of Hormuz in joint statement after the Sultan’s State Visit
The joint statement issued by Downing Street on 23 October cites UNCLOS and Oman’s sovereignty over its waters in Hormuz,…
Analysis
Iran war timeline 2026: Epic Fury, Hormuz and the US blockade
A dated timeline of the 2026 Iran war, from the February 28 strikes and the closure of the Strait of…
Economy & Energy
Oil slick from a tanker hit in the Gulf war reaches UAE shores: beaches closed in Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates closed beaches in Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah as black waves and a strong…
Economy & Energy
Strait of Hormuz: IRGC says traffic of “non-compliant” ships has stopped; Iran’s blacklist reaches 124 vessels
A source close to the IRGC Navy told Iranian agencies that the passage of vessels Tehran considers “non-compliant” has stopped…
Europe
Eight foreign ministers meet in Istanbul: no new attack on Iran, “unimpeded passage” through Hormuz
Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, Germany, France, the UK and Italy met in Istanbul and called for…
Middle East & North Africa
Waltz: Iran war could last another year, US can hold blockade “for the foreseeable future”
The US ambassador to the UN told the Financial Times the Iran war could last another year, while Trump asks…
Middle East & North Africa
CENTCOM marks 100 days of Iran blockade, claiming $25 billion in crude kept off the market as the IRGC threatens US bases
U.S. Central Command says its naval blockade of Iranian ports has lasted 100 days and kept at least $25 billion…