- 4d ago
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
US strikes Iranian military sites and disables tanker as Trump threatens to seize Kharg Island
US forces struck Iranian command centers and air defenses in Bandar Abbas and disabled a tanker trying to run the naval blockade. Trump convened his war cabinet to consider seizing Kharg Island, source of 90% of Iran's oil exports.
- 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.
- May 28
Trump threatens to 'blow up' key US ally Oman over Strait of Hormuz control
President Donald Trump warned he would 'blow up' Oman if it tried to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz with Iran, stunning observers who questioned whether he had confused the key US ally with Tehran.
- May 27
Trump Rejects Iran's Hormuz Draft Deal, Threatens Oman; Tehran Insists on Uranium Rights
Iran's state TV reveals a draft memorandum to end the Hormuz blockade, but Trump calls it fake, threatens Oman, and links any deal to Arab Abraham Accords.
- May 27
Iran claims draft deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz; White House dismisses as 'fabrication'
Tehran says it has an unofficial framework to restore shipping and lift the US blockade, but Washington calls the report a 'complete fabrication' as oil prices tumble.
- May 27
Greek-owned tanker Olympic Life hit by external explosion off Oman; crew safe but fuel spills into Arabian Sea
The Greek-owned VLCC Olympic Life reported an external explosion on its port side near the waterline while sailing 60 nautical miles east of Muscat, Oman, on Monday. The crew is safe but a quantity of marine fuel leaked into the sea.
