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“It was the single most deadly attack on any Gulf country since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran in February.”

“Both Trump and Iran insist the American election calendar has no effect on their decisions on how to end the seven-month-old conflict. - Attack on Saudi airport killed 12 and wounded more than 300: authorities - Trump says Ukraine should get a new president…”

“The Red Sea shipping route has become increasingly important, because the Strait of Hormuz, on the other side of the Gulf, has still not fully reopened since the US and Iran have failed to reach a deal to end their war.”

“Iran’s top negotiator said Tehran had conveyed to the US through mediators its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which it has blockaded throughout the Middle East war.”

“Although some alerts had been issued in Riyadh this year after the start of the US-Iran war, these were the first since the escalation with the Houthis began in July.”

“The Iran-backed Houthis, who seized new territory along the Red Sea coast last week, are now posing a major new threat to global oil supplies — with crude above $100 a barrel Saturday — after effectively taking control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Saudi…”

“Since the war has spiked tensions between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway has been fractured into two main routes.”

“"[President Trump] is willing to make a deal that could be great for the Iranian people … but right now they are not showing any interest in doing something that makes sense for us,"”

“The head of the judiciary came out with furious rhetoric, calling the US president criminal and feather-headed, his remarks “nonsense” and saying the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran.”

“That has given the group greater control over the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the critically important maritime passage that Saudi Arabia was using to ship oil out after the US-Iran war effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Macron’s pledge comes as tensions have been rising in France over surging fuel prices, with Macron insisting that the situation was the result of international conflicts, including the US war in Iran and its disruption of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“… have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as part of a wider Middle East war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in…”

“Iran’s missiles and drones have downed dozens of US aircraft, damaged or destroyed hundreds of the United States’ buildings at its bases in the Middle East, and drained its inventories of military equipment worth billions of dollars, the Pentagon conceded…”

“…und at Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan airbase in a subsequent Iranian strike. - HH-60W helicopter: At least one of these four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopters was damaged by Iranian fire during a combat search and rescue mission. -…”

“Hung Cao said in an interview with The Epoch Times on Wednesday, in a rare official admission of the impact of the conflict on a key US facility amid escalating tensions in the Gulf, six months into the US and Israel’s war on Iran.”

“They seized control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait last week, which has become vital as the wider US war on Iran chokes the Strait of Hormuz.”

“…ni threat to shipping and Saudi oil facilities comes in parallel with Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has become the central flashpoint between Tehran and Washington amid efforts to end the Middle East war begun by the US and Israel in…”

“The meeting came after months of escalating tensions, including Abu Dhabi’s suspension of trade with Tehran in August following Iranian attacks.”

“…the countries’ highest-level meeting since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, as the UAE has been making it clear through presidential diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash that "trust is the mountain we will have to climb," as "geography leaves us no…”

“The Strait of Hormuz, which falls in Iran and Oman’s territorial waters, has been effectively blocked by Tehran amid the US-Israel war on the country.”

“US media outlets Axios and CNN reported that Saudi Arabia had submitted amendments to the Iran-Oman proposal for Hormuz because it had concerns that the wording would establish a new status quo which would be unacceptable to Riyadh.”

“Naqvi said discussions focused on the Iran-U.S. war, tensions in the Middle East and steps needed to restore an Islamabad-mediated memorandum of understanding to end the war.”

“…al Asim Munir has held "comprehensive discussions" with the Iranian leadership in Tehran, focusing on measures to prevent further escalation of the West Asia conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the army's media wing said on Tuesday (August 25,…”

“The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil and gas shipments normally pass, has been effectively closed since the outbreak of the war, following Iranian missile and drone strikes on commercial vessels and a US Navy blockade of…”

“Fighting has been focused in recent days on areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a shipping route that has become more crucial for energy exports since the conflict between the US and Iran restricted trade through the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Saudi oil exports were already under pressure thanks to Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf.”

“Southeast Asia faces ‘sleeper’ food crisis from Hormuz fertiliser bottleneck The Middle East shipping gridlock risks a regional hunger crisis unless Asean resists export controls and pushes a US-Iran deal, experts say He noted that the UN was able to carve…”

“For Iran, if the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has to concentrate its resources on US and Israeli strikes, the Strait of Hormuz and operations in the Gulf, Sistan-Baluchestan could become a peripheral theatre competing for Iranian security resources.”

“The conversation came amid growing concerns over the safety of oil supply routes as tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, as well as uncertainty surrounding the United States-Iran war, which began on February 28.”

“China has privately asked Tehran to use its influence over Yemen’s Houthis to help rein in the Iran-backed group after Saudi Arabia appealed to Beijing for help, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter quoted by Reuters.”

“Compounded by the impact of tightening sanctions and a US naval blockade that has recently left Iran without shipping any meaningful crude exports through the Strait of Hormuz, consumer prices have surged by nearly 90 per cent year on year, according to…”

“The Bab al-Mandeb Strait has become a crucial alternate shipping route due to ongoing Iranian attacks on ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz.”

“In a separate post on X, Dawaleh warned that the US-Israel war on Iran, which has disrupted traffic through the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway, is already deepening uncertainty for smaller economies such as Djibouti’s.”

“Explained: The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran's own oil exports,…”

“Qatar on Tuesday urged the United States to resume peace negotiations with Iran aimed at fully opening the Strait of Hormuz, as President Donald Trump continues to downplay the talks.”

“The chairman of the port went so far as to say that it was contributing to increased economic activity, while the mainstream media drummed up news reports suggesting the US-Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could prove a boon for Gwadar port.”

“The explosion comes at a time when tensions have escalated between Iran and the US in recent days.”

“Top Qatari, Iranian diplomats discuss creating "suitable conditions for dialogue" and emerging Strait of Hormuz proposal Qatar's Foreign Ministry said the Persian Gulf state's top diplomat, during a meeting with his counterpart in Iran Thursday, discussed…”

“…America catches up — or forges partnerships with other countries to meet its demand through initiatives such as the U.S.-led Pax Silica — China will be able to pinch off the supply of those key minerals more easily than Iran can close off the Strait of…”