Top US and Saudi diplomats discuss cooperation on security challenges, including hostilities with Yemen's Houthis.

Tehran awaits reply on Hormuz plan as a US official says there will be no deal unless nuclear issues are addressed.

Mediators are trying to facilitate more talks, but Washington signals faith in its pressure tactics.

Oil prices jumped on Monday after U.S

Abbas Araghchi's warning comes after Washington rejected a seven-day roadmap to end the war and reopen Strait of Hormuz.

US rejects Irans claim of capturing underwater drone in Hormuz The US military has denied an Iranian claim that the Revolutionary Guard seized an advanced US underwater drone conducting surveillance in the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported

Recap: Iran says war with US not over Iran and the United States remain at odds over the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump rejected Tehrans proposal to reopen the waterway

Iran says its still waiting for an official response from the US on its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

US president rejects Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the deal is not 'acceptable'.

Irans Pezeshkian says Tehran no longer trusts US talks, shortly before Trump rejected its Hormuz proposal.

Iran warns of restrictions on ships using unauthorised Hormuz routes Irans Strait of Hormuz Administration said ships using unauthorised routes through the strait would face serious restrictions, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Saturday

"We call on all parties concerned to settle their remaining differences through the pursuit of a policy of restraint and anticipation, and through dialogue to reach consensual political solutions, and a lasting agreement for the benefit of all," Badr al-Busaidi told the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced he was rejecting the Iranian proposal for a truce that could have led to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz within seven days

At UN, Saudi FM warns world failing to protect Gulf shipping Saudi Arabia warned UN members Saturday that attempts to block Middle East waterways are a threat to global energy security and demanded the international community do more to defend freedom of navigation. Since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February, Tehran has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while its Houthi allies in Yemen have subsequently done the same in the Bab al-Mandab Strait

US President Donald Trump has rejected Irans latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.

Russia ready to help on Strait of Hormuz, Lavrov says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the UN on Saturday that Moscow is ready to help stabilize the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Gulf region, as the US war on Iran drags on

Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open Hormuz and end war US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected anIranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the Iran war

Iran has pitched a proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz in seven days - if the US meets its conditions.

US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days, and told aides he expects to resume bombing after November congressional elections, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed US officials.

Iran's FM says the "choice rests with the US" to approve the proposed seven-day proposal to reopen Hormuz.

Tehran says the plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks within a week if Washington agrees.

Iran says it has given the US a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the choice to accept now up to them

Iran proposes plan to reopen Hormuz within seven days Araghchi met for talks on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, and previously set out conditions for ending the war and reopening the vital energy shipping channel

Iran will make no nuclear concessions, Iranian official says Iranwill show no flexibility over its nuclear programme even if the United States accepts its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which calls for steps including the lifting of a US naval blockade onIranian ports, a seniorIranian official told Reuters on Friday

"We did, we did," Trump said when asked if they had talked about Iran, as he showed Xi around the National Archives in Washington on the last day of the Chinese leader's state visit. Asked if he thought there would be progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Trump replied: "I think we're going to do great."

The Foreign Ministry said the decisiontook effect on Saturday due to"national and hemispheric security concerns," accusing Iran ofhuman rights violations as well as alleged links to international terrorist and narcoterrorist groups. "Colombia also took into account confirmed human rights violations, verified attacks against countries not involved in the Middle East conflict, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and the authorities' obstruction of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) efforts to verify the scope of Iran's nuclear program," the ministry said

Hormuz transits fall to single digits Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to nine on Thursday to nine,preliminary ship tracking data showed

Meanwhile, European Union Council president said the EU supports efforts to find a solution to the conflict". He added that "freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz must be preserved without conditions and without hindrance"

Some 60 ships passed through Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, US official says Some 60 commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday carrying the highest daily volume of crude oil since early July, despite the US war on Iran, a US official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity

Pezeshkian leaves door open for negotiations, while calling out US blockade against Iran in Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran's proposal could pave the way for restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, reviving fragile hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp.

Tehran ties diplomatic progress to lifting shipping blockades and unfreezing assets during New York negotiations.

Report: Hormuz traffic on Tuesday below 10-day average Three commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, down from four a day earlier and below the 10-day moving average of about 15, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday

Kpler: Saudi terminal's busiest loading day points to 'changing vessel behaviour' Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura terminal recorded its busiest loading day since before the war on 21 September, as six very large crude carriers (VLCCs) lifted close to 12 million barrels at Ras Tanura and Juaymah, according to analytics firm Kpler. The surge followed disruption to the kingdom's East-West pipeline, which normally allows Saudi crude to bypass the Strait of Hormuz altogether by moving oil overland to the Red Sea coast

EU foreign policy chief to Araghchi: 'Navigation must be free, unimpeded' European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that navigation must be free and unimpeded, both in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait

Explosion heard near Irans Qeshm Island Iranian media is reporting sound of an explosion near Irans Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran and US held direct UN talks, with Islamic Republic's terms to reopen Hormuz hardening IranianForeign Minister Abbas Araghchi met withUSspecial envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to discuss terms to end theirwar,in the first public meeting between the two sides in months

EU top diplomat meets Irans Araghchi to discuss Strait of Hormuz The EUsHigh Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss free maritime passage in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran submits conditions for reopening of Hormuz to US representative Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with US special envoy Steve Witkoffon the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday and conveyed Iran's conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz

The French President also pledged to "continue lending our support to the International Court of Justice and supporting the central role it plays," adding thatthe new order of impunity which some are trying to erect is not acceptable. Macron also said that navigation through the Strait of Hormuz "should not be used as blackmail", calling for the waterway to be reopened

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz while speaking at the UN.

Trump administration proposes $5bn to kickstart investment fund to rebuild Gulf energy sites, WSJ reports The Trump administration has proposed investing $5bn in a new fund to help Middle East countries rebuild energy infrastructure battered in the Iran war and reduce their reliance on the Strait of Hormuz to transport oil and gas, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing US and Middle Eastern officials and documents

LPG tanker hit by debris from unknown projectile off Hormuz A LPG tanker transiting outbound of the Strait of Hormuz was hit by debris from unknown projectiles, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Monday

A ministry spokesperson said Qatari officials were shuttling between capitals in the hope of making progress, and that Doha had received assurances from US administration officials that Washington wants to reach an agreement. The spokesperson called for a regional solution that delivers stability, alongside an international understanding that protects waterways such as the Strait of Hormuz

But the guard has prepared for this war for decades, he adds. The US and Israel have destroyed an important proportion of the IRGC's missiles and drones, but the force still has more than enough to continue threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

QatarEnergy says Hormuz crisis may delay some expansion projects The crisis over the Strait of Hormuz could delay some QatarEnergy expansion projects, as critical equipment is unable to reach Qatar , CEO Saad al-Kaabi said Sunday, adding that the company is currently producing only a "very minute" volume of liquefied natural gas

The State Department urged Americans to reconsider Middle East travel as Houthi attacks intensify and Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed.

Omans Sohar port is becoming a popular spot for ship-to-ship oil transfers amid continued Hormuz blockade.

South Korean president will facilitate US-North Korea talks but will not deploy troops in US war on Iran.

"There will be no deployment of troops that involves or intervenes in a war,"Lee said during apress conference. "We have upheld the principle that there will be no deployment of military assets in that form, and that principle will not change in the future." However, Lee indicated that the government is considering whether to expand its role safeguarding navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, as global energy supplies face severe disruption.

Trump says he faces a 'big decision' on whether to 'annihilate' his Iranian foes, adding that 'anything could happen'.

IRGC says it struck tanker attempting 'illegal passage' through Strait of Hormuz Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said a Togo-flagged oil tanker was struck while attempting to make an "illegal passage" through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, Iranian media said

Oil prices fell as additional Saudi crude supplies eased concerns over disruptions to the kingdoms exports.

The comments from a US CENTCOM spokesperson come amid continued tensions over shipping through the vital waterway.

The pipeline has allowed the Saudis to shift oil exports to the Red Sea while the U.S. and Iran battle for control over Hormuz.

US military says 103 commercial ships redirected in Iran blockade US Central Command said it has redirected 103 commercial vessels since the US enforced a naval blockade against Iran. Centcom added that it is ensuring compliance with the US blockade on Iranian maritime trade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Rubio, Omani foreign minister discuss Iranian attacks and Hormuz shipping US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian attacks in the waterway and against regional countries with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, the State Department said

Iran war cost hits $38bn, forecast to rise $3bn a month, CBO says The six-month-old US war on Iranhas cost $38bn so far, and that amount is projected to rise by $3bn a month, Congress's nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration searches for ways to end the war and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz

Iraq eyes Europe as it seeks to diversify oil exports Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said on Tuesday that he discussed selling oil to Europe during visits to France and Germany, as Baghdad seeks to diversify its export routes and reduce its reliance on the Strait of Hormuz

IRGC claims it downed advanced MQ-1 drone over Hormuz Strait Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it intercepted and destroyed an advanced MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz The Tasnim news agency cited the IRGC as saying that theaircraft wastargeted on Monday by the country's advanced air defence system.

Hormuz traffic drops after Middle East attacks intensify Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz decreased at the start of this week amid escalation in the region

US President Donald Trump claimed in a Truth Social poston Monday that Iran wants to reach an agreement with Washington "quickly and badly" and he would decide whether the US engages with Tehran.

IRGC says supertanker on fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz A supertanker caught fire after hitting naval mines while trying to cross a restricted zone south of the Strait of Hormuz, Fars news agency reported, citing a statement byIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Saudi Arabia has faced escalating attacks from Iran-allied militant groups in recent days.

The decisive question is therefore not only whether anti-Houthi forces can halt the groups advances, but whether they can establish a unified field command capable of overcoming political divisions and competition between their regional sponsors. Shifting power balance The Houthis arrival in Dhubab, and their advance towards Bab al-Mandeb, threatens Saudi Arabias less-disrupted route for oil exports, particularly as Iran exercises significant leverage over the Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Arabia temporarily shut the roughly 750-mile pipeline as attacks threaten a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran said it downed an advanced American drone over the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran and Washington trade warnings and strikes with no sign of de-escalation.

Iran naval blockade: Centcom says 101 vessels redirected US forces have redirected 101 commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as part of the ongoing naval blockade of Iran as of 13 September, US Central Command (Centcom) said

Only four vessels exit Hormuz over the weekend Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a single digit per day at the weekend, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Monday, well below a 10-day average of 14

Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the region's two most important oil transit routes deepened concerns over global energy supplies.

Oman says Hormuz talks with Iran and Gulf states are postponed 'in the interests of consensus'.

Tehran and Muscat agree to delay dialogue to prioritise regional consensus amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.