Oman's government said a meeting scheduled for Monday in Muscat with officials from future control of the Strait of Hormuz, was being postponed "in the interests of consensus."
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meeting → say → consensus
and other regional countries, to discuss
- The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, jumped Monday to about $108 per barrel, its highest mark in almost four months.
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price → discuss → months
U.S. crude also continued its rise, selling Monday at over $103.26 per barrel, or more than 20% higher than a month ago.
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crude → continue → barrel
- Fighting between Iran's Houthi allies and Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces intensified Sunday after the rebels captured new ground in Yemen that could help them tighten their chokehold on Saudi oil exports via the Red Sea.
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Saudi crown prince to meet with Egypt's leader after Iran-backed Houthis make gains
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, the Egyptian presidency said, against the backdrop of fighting between Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Yemen's Saudi-backed government.
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presidency → meet → rebels
The presidency said there would be a bilateral meeting between the two leaders.
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presidency → say → leaders
The visit comes after a weeklong Houthi offensive that culminated in the group capturing Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, through which Saudi oil transits.
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Earlier, Egypt rejected a proposal from the Houthis for direct talks to coordinate maritime traffic through the waterway and the Red Sea, according to Qatari media outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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Iran's proxies using Yemen to compound war's impact on oil prices
Escalating fighting between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, and attacks by other Iranian proxy forces on Saudi infrastructure, are increasing the threat to tanker traffic in the Middle East and driving up global fuel costs more than six months after the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran.
Direct clashes between the U.S. and Iran have severely reduced shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the war began, but the Houthi-Saudi tension, and attacks on Saudi infrastructure blamed on other Iran-backed groups, are also squeezing global fuel supplies in the nearby Red Sea.
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Trump calls for countries to reimburse U.S. for Strait of Hormuz help
President Trump called for countries to reimburse the U.S. for helping oil shipments make it through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Oil is flowing through the Hormuz Strait.
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Oil → flow → Strait
The Countries of the World, which have been no help to us whatsoever, should, and will, reimburse the United States of America when this SCAM Confligration is all over," Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social platform Monday.
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Trump → reimburse → platform
"We are doing it much more for others, than we are for ourselves, and we have been for Generations!"
Earlier Monday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters that the number of oil shipments escorted by the U.S. Navy through the key waterway was increasing on average, according to the Reuters news agency.
Trump says U.S. open to engaging with Iran on deal
President Trump said Monday the U.S. was open to engaging with Iran on a deal.
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The failing Nation of Iran wants to make a deal, quickly and badly.
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I will determine whether or not the U.S.A. will choose to engage - The concept of which we are open to," Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
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Trump → determine → platform
Earlier this month, Vice President JD Vance
the U.S. wouldn't negotiate with Iran while ships were being attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
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ships → negotiate → Hormuz
Iran says barring nuclear chief from U.N. conference sets "dangerous precedent"
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barring → say → precedent
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization has described the reported prevention of its head Mohammad Eslami from attending the U.N. nuclear watchdog's ongoing conference as a "dangerous precedent" for all countries.
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Organization → describe → countries
Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said the International Atomic Energy Agency and its member states should stand against what he described as U.S. "bullying and political pressure."
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he → say → bullying
He warned that allowing political pressure to determine which officials can attend the agency's meetings could establish a precedent affecting other member states.
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The comments came after Eslami was reportedly prevented from attending the IAEA General Conference, which runs Monday through Thursday.
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Kamalvandi called on the agency and its members to resist U.S. pressure and defend the rights of member states to participate in the organization's proceedings.
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Saudi crown prince meets U.S. CENTCOM chief, says Saudi state media outlet
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman met Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, in Jeddah on Monday, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
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The meeting covered bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States, as well as the latest developments in the region, SPA reported.
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SPA → cover → region
Saudi Minister of State and national security adviser Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban also attended the meeting.
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Aiban → attend → meeting
The meeting comes days after a crucial Saudi oil pipeline came under attack, which the kingdom blamed on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.
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kingdom → come → Iraq
Bin Salman last week asked President Trump to bomb positions held by Iranian-backed Houthi troops, according to Axios, but he declined to do so.
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Iran's Strait of Hormuz authority updates list of vessels it says are in violation, warns insurers and maritime firms
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it → update → insurers
The Iranian body established by the Islamic Republic regime to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), said Monday that it had updated its list of vessels deemed to be violating its regulations, warning maritime insurers and other industry bodies against providing services to the ships.
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it → establish → ships
In a post on X, the authority said insurers should refrain from providing services to the listed vessels in order to protect themselves from potential financial impacts.
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insurers → say → impacts
The PGSA issued its list as U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the rolling weekly average of oil shipments transiting the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. Navy escort was rising and would continue to do so, according to the Reuters news agency.
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Iran insists that all ships wishing to transit the strait do so in coordination with the PGSA, and it has repeatedly targeted vessels that ignore that advice and try to get through via a southern route close to Oman's coast, through which the U.S. military has been escorting vessels.
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Egypt rejects Houthi proposal for direct talks on Red Sea shipping
Egypt has rejected a proposal from Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis for direct talks to coordinate maritime traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, according to Qatari media outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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The proposal was reportedly conveyed by a Houthi official to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in London, seeking discussions with Egyptian authorities over new arrangements to protect shipping and ensure the safety of vessels transiting the strategic waterway.
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The ICS subsequently contacted Egypt's maritime chamber regarding the Houthis' request to establish rules governing navigation and security in the Bab el-Mandeb.
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ICS → contact → Mandeb
A senior Egyptian source told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed the request was rejected outright by Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie, who argued that responding to the Houthis could amount to granting implicit recognition to a group not internationally recognized as Yemen's legitimate government.
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The source said Egyptian authorities instead referred the proposal to security agencies to handle the issue outside the country's official institutions.
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authorities → say → institutions
Egypt's goal, according to the source, is to prevent attacks on vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb, restore freedom of navigation and ensure the safety of crews regardless of nationality, while avoiding any arrangement that could allow the Houthis or another party to assert authority over the strait.
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Crucial Saudi oil pipeline will be out of service for weeks, officials tell AP
A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack last week will likely be largely out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired, two regional officials told The Associated Press news agency.
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officials → tell → agency
The East-West Pipeline, which runs across the kingdom, is key to Saudi Arabia's strategy of shifting its oil exports to the Red Sea to avoid the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian attacks have stifled shipping.
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attacks → run → shipping
The 745-mile pipeline can carry up to 7 million barrels of oil a day from eastern Saudi Arabia to its Yanbu Port on the Red Sea.
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pipeline → carry → Sea
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