Latest reporting on the Iran conflict, diplomacy, Gulf security, the Strait of Hormuz, energy markets and implications for Pakistan.
One crew member was killed and 27 others evacuated after the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Cape Dao was attacked off Oman's Musandam governorate near the Strait of Hormuz.
Ten commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, up from seven a day earlier but still below a 10-day moving average of about 17.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the UN General Assembly that Tehran remains open to dialogue and diplomacy while rejecting negotiations conducted under threats or pressure.
US and Iranian representatives have resumed diplomatic contacts in New York through Qatar-mediated exchanges, but major differences over the war and Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved.
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Washington has five days to meet Tehran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz as diplomacy continues in New York.
May we use Google Analytics cookies to understand which stories readers find useful? Analytics stays off unless you allow it. Your choice lasts 180 days and can be changed using Analytics preferences. Privacy Policy