Hormuz

12:44

Maritime matters

Iran and Oman prepare Hormuz route as Gulf states seek unrestricted passage

The Strait of Hormuz is moving into a more complicated stage of the U.S.-Iran war. Tehran says it will establish a new restricted maritime zone around the waterway, while Iran and Oman are preparing to formalise a separate shipping route intended to restore at least part of commercial traffic.

14:50

View from Dubai

Why Iran is targeting Kuwait as Gulf conflict intensifies

Missiles and drones targeting Kuwait are turning the northern Gulf into a new frontline in the U.S.-Iran conflict, with Kuwaiti forces reporting repeated interceptions of Iranian attacks, including strikes aimed at sites linked to the U.S. military.

18:37

U.S.-Iran war

Iran hits back after U.S. warns against retaliation following Hormuz strikes

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in a series of statements that it carried out retaliatory attacks on multiple U.S. bases in the region following lethal attacks on Iran late on Tuesday.

22:56

Iran

The Chokepoint War: How the Iran Conflict Is Redrawing the Maritime Map

When the South Korean container ship PanStar Acro left Busan for Europe through the Arctic in August, its voyage seemed far removed from the war between the United States, Israel and Iran. In reality, the two developments are increasingly connected. 

10:52

U.S.-Iran

Iran's Pezeshkian: Tehran will reciprocate if U.S. honours interim deal commitments

Iran will immediately reciprocate if the U.S. returns to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit (SCO) in Bishkek, a city in Kyrgyzstan, the Iranian Student News Agency reported.

13:28

Türkiye Trade

Türkiye, Qatar target $5 billion in bilateral trade

Türkiye and Qatar aim to boost bilateral trade to $5 billion, Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said after meeting Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sayed in Ankara on Monday.

01:17

PrimeTime

PrimeTime | 6 August 2026

The programme opened with tentative diplomatic progress in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and Oman agreed in principle on a new shipping route, before turning to Europe's intensifying heatwave and its growing impact on energy supplies and public health.

01:12

Middle East conflict

live Yemen's Houthis deny plans to impose fees on ships sailing through Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi-run maritime coordination body on Saturday denied reports that it planned to charge commercial ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. It said no such decision had been made and that passage through the strategic waterway remains free.

02:29

Middle East conflict

live Iran claims drone strikes on U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait

Iran’s army said it targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait with drone attacks. Tehran said the operations were carried out in retaliation for recent U.S. strikes.

18:20

U.S. strikes

Iran vows retaliation after U.S. strike kills family on Qeshm Island

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has promised that the U.S. will “pay the price” following what Iranian authorities said was a deadly strike on a residential building on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf that killed three members of a family.

03:32

Middle East conflict

U.S. says it struck dozens of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard targets

The U.S. military said it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, a two-hour operation that hit dozens of targets. Washington described the strikes as a "powerful response" to Iranian missile attacks targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East a day earlier.

03:58

Middle East conflict

U.S. carries out fresh Iran strikes

Saudi Arabia said its overnight strikes on Iran-backed group targets in Iraq were carried out in self-defence and warned it would take further military action if the groups launched new attacks against the kingdom.

03:39

Middle East conflict

Trump says there is ‘good chance’ of deal with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that there is a good chance” of reaching a deal with Iran, but warned that Washington would resume military operation if negotiations fail.

03:33

Middle East conflict

U.S. continues strikes on Iranian targets for 13th night

The U.S. military said it completed a fresh wave of strikes on Iran late on Thursday, marking the 13th consecutive night of American attacks. The latest operation lasted more than two hours, according to U.S. Central Command.

09:42

Morning Brief

AnewZ Morning Brief - 17 July 2026

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 17th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.

08:03

Morning Brief

AnewZ Morning Brief - 15 July 2026

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 15th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.

09:17

Morning Brief

AnewZ Morning Brief - 14 July 2026

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 14th of July, covering the latest developments you need to know.

10:20

Middle East conflict

Iran targets Gulf countries, closes Strait of Hormuz as U.S. launches fresh strikes

The U.S. has launched fresh strikes on Iran after Tehran targeted a container ship and said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also claimed to have expanded attacks on U.S. military facilities across the Gulf.

15:25

Middle East conflict

IRGC closes Strait of Hormuz until 'U.S. interference ends'

Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has promised to avenge the killing of his father, while U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran and Washington had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week.

15:39

U.S.-Iran talks

U.S.-Iran peace talks open in Switzerland amid Hormuz dispute

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran, as Tehran’s renewed claim that it had blocked the Strait of Hormuz threatened to overshadow efforts to advance a tentative deal to end the war.

19:06

Oil market

QatarEnergy poised to restart LNG output as Strait of Hormuz reopens

QatarEnergy is prepared to rapidly restore liquefied natural gas (LNG) production at its Ras Laffan complex once shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz return to normal, according to a source familiar with the matter.

16:37

View from Iran

Iran claims missile and drone strikes on U.S. targets after Hormuz attack

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday that they had targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a U.S. air base in the Persian Gulf with missiles and drones, in retaliation for Tuesday’s air raid on a telecommunications tower on an island in the Strait of Hormuz.

00:25

Middle East conflict

Trump says Iran deal 'largely negotiated' as suspect is killed near White House - Middle East conflict

A "largely negotiated" memorandum of understanding on an Iran peace deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday, though the Iranian Fars news agency disputed that claim.

12:19

Middle East conflict

Tankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal prospects

Two Chinese tankers laden with oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, shipping data showed, brightening hopes that the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran may soon be resolved after positive comments from the U.S. President and his Deputy.