Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz

August 4, 2026 9:18 AM

Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz

Conflicting signals from the United States and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war boosted uncertainty on Tuesday, with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows. U.S. President Donald Trump said the talks were under way on Monday, warning of a "last chance" for Tehran to sign a good deal, but Iran denied that negotiations were being held or planned. "They are going on right now," Trump told reporters at an Oval Of...

Houthis pushing to model Iran’s Hormuz control in Red Sea, Yemeni FM says

July 28, 2026 9:16 AM

Houthis pushing to model Iran’s Hormuz control in Red Sea, Yemeni FM says

Yemen's Houthi Movement aims to replicate Iran's Hormuz Strait strategy in the Red Sea by disrupting shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb and has been emboldened by an insufficient international response, Yemen's top diplomat said on Monday.   "The Houthis want to copy the Iranian model and this will shut down two main straits, the gateways into the Gulf and Red Sea," Yemeni Foreign Minister-designate Afrah Al-Zouba said, speaking to a small group of journalists at the Yemeni embassy in the Saudi ca...

Iran rules out compromise on nuclear enrichment rights, slams US ‘warmongering’ in Hormuz

April 16, 2026 9:12 AM

Iran rules out compromise on nuclear enrichment rights, slams US ‘warmongering’ in Hormuz

Iran will not compromise on its nuclear enrichment rights, said the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that its entitlement to nuclear energy is firmly grounded in international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), state media reported on Thursday.  Addressing a press conference in Tehran, Baqaei dismissed what he described as baseless speculation in Western media regarding Iran’s enrichment programme, stressing that the country’s legitimate ri...