- yesterday
US embassies across Middle East tell Americans to prepare to leave as Iran conflict widens to Egypt
Diplomatic missions in Amman, Jerusalem, Muscat, Baghdad and Beirut issued coordinated alerts on Saturday after a drone strike hit a Greek gas carrier and a US floating gas depot at an Egyptian port.
- Jul 27
US and Iran pause attacks after 13 nights of airstrikes, oil drops 6% as diplomacy gains room
After 13 consecutive nights of US airstrikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks on American allies, both sides have held fire for two days. Behind-the-scenes talks via Oman, Qatar and Pakistan are underway, while Brent crude fell 6% to $91.
- Jul 27
Oil tanker explodes in Strait of Hormuz after hitting mine, Iranian media report
Iranian state-linked media say a tanker deviated from a prescribed route and switched off its radar before striking a sea mine. No Western confirmation has been issued.
- Jul 26
US pauses Iran strikes for second day as Oman-mediated talks on Strait of Hormuz advance
Washington suspended bombings for a second day as Omani mediators held talks in Tehran on safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while both sides signalled openness to a negotiated end to the nearly two-week escalation.
- Jul 26
Iran halts attacks on Gulf neighbours after US pauses strikes, second quiet night after 13 days of exchanges
Iran announced it has stopped attacks on Persian Gulf states for two nights, responding to a US pause in bombing. The reciprocal halt, confirmed by Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Akraminia, marks the first break in nearly two weeks of nightly exchanges.
- Jul 26
US forces disable oil tanker breaching Iran blockade near Strait of Hormuz, Trump threatens broader bombing
US forces disabled an oil tanker attempting to breach the blockade on Iran in the Gulf of Oman, while President Donald Trump signalled he may authorise a broader bombing campaign. The incident escalated a two-week US air offensive as Saudi-Houthi clashes reignited in Yemen.
- Jul 26
US immobilizes two tankers, boards others as Iran blockade intensifies; Trump says discussions ongoing
US forces redirected 12 commercial ships, immobilized two tankers and boarded two more in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea over the weekend, CENTCOM stated. President Trump said the US remains in talks with Tehran even as he considers larger-scale bombing.
- Jul 25
Iran threatens to kill one US soldier for each Iranian death, rejects ceasefire over Hormuz demands
Tehran's top military command declared it would kill one American soldier for every Iranian killed, while US airstrikes continued for a 13th night and Iran's foreign minister insisted any ceasefire must address demands over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jul 12
Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge, freezes talks as Trump declares Strait of Hormuz ceasefire over
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei pledged to avenge his father’s killing and Iran suspended negotiations hours after President Trump declared the three-week ceasefire dead, while diplomats gathered in Oman.
- Jul 7
Trump declares Iran ceasefire over after US strikes 80 targets and Iran retaliates; oil surges 6%
President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire dead at the NATO summit in Ankara, hours after US forces struck over 80 targets in Iran and Tehran retaliated against American bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Jul 5
Trump hails 'good talks' with Iran as Oman floats Strait of Hormuz plan, but drone strikes test pause
A third day of calm between US and Iranian forces gave way to diplomatic maneuvering on Tuesday, as Oman presented a proposal for joint management of the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump warned that airstrikes would resume if talks fail.
- Jun 29
US and Iran send envoys to Doha despite conflicting accounts of talks, as Iraq presses for larger OPEC quota amid war fallout
Conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran over high-level meetings in Qatar this week have thrown fresh uncertainty over the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, as Iraq demands a bigger OPEC production quota to offset war-driven economic losses.
- Jun 29
Suez wins €2 billion water management contract in Oman, its largest Middle East deal
French water and waste group Suez has secured a €2 billion, 15-year contract to operate water and wastewater services in Oman, its largest-ever deal in the Middle East, announced during Sultan Haitham bin Tarik's state visit to France.
- Jun 28
Iran claims exclusive 30-day control of Strait of Hormuz and warns against outside intervention
After three days of renewed skirmishes, Iran's foreign minister declared from Baghdad that the Strait of Hormuz will remain under Tehran's sole management for another 30 days and warned that unilateral actions would only prolong the crisis.
- Jun 26
Trump accuses Iran of drone attack on container ship in Strait of Hormuz, calling it a ceasefire violation
President Trump says Iran launched one-way drones at a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a 'foolish violation' of a truce, while the International Maritime Organization halts its evacuation of stranded ships.
- Jun 22
U.S. waives Iran sanctions, peace roadmap agreed in Swiss talks; Starmer steps down, Greenspan dies
The United States granted Iran a 60-day sanctions waiver after talks in Switzerland produced a roadmap toward a permanent peace deal, while tanker traffic resumed in the Strait of Hormuz. On the same day, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation and former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan died at the age of 100.
- Jun 20
US and Iran begin peace talks in Switzerland as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Vice President JD Vance arrived at Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne to meet Iranian negotiators, hours after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, though the US military says 55 merchant ships transited on Saturday.
- Jun 11
Three Indian sailors killed after US strike on Palau-flagged tanker off Oman
New Delhi confirms three Indian crew members died when US forces fired on MT Settebello's engine room. India summoned the American chargé d'affaires and lodged a strong protest.
- Jun 10
US strikes southern Iran after Apache downed by Shahed drone, Tehran fires back with missiles
American forces struck targets in southern Iran on Tuesday evening after a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter was shot down by an Iranian Shahed drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guards responded hours later with missiles and drones aimed at American positions in the region.
- Jun 10
US strikes Iran after Apache downed over Strait of Hormuz, Trump calls it 'proportional response'
CENTCOM forces began strikes against Iran on 9 June in what it called a 'proportional response' to the downing of an AH-64 Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.
