Tehran Announces Ballistic Strikes on US Bases in Jordan as Tensions Resume
After a month-long lull, Iran says it launched ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan, claiming heavy damage amid renewed US-Iran exchanges.
After a month-long lull, Iran says it launched ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan, claiming heavy damage amid renewed US-Iran exchanges.
Families of US service members report financial, childcare and emotional strains six months into the conflict with Iran.
Visible commodity transits at the Strait of Hormuz rose to 10 from 8, remaining below the 10-day average amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
The USS Abraham Lincoln, after 250 days at sea and a Middle East deployment tied to tensions with Iran, is scheduled for a port call in Thailand.
Pakistan and Iran said talks in Tehran advanced plans to prevent escalation, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pursue an expedited end to the conflict.
Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly to six vessels but stayed under the 10-day average as US–Iran negotiations remain stalled.
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed as investors weighed new demands from Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and awaited key U.S. inflation data later this week.
Iran has imposed preconditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages and charging tolls, after closing the waterway following late-February strikes by the United States and Israel.
Iran says it has reached an agreement with Oman on a route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei did not give any further details on the agreement, which he said was “in the final stages”. Baqaei warned however that a deal with Oman would not guarantee safe navigation through…
The geographical coordinates of the route in the waterway have been agreed upon with Oman, according to Tehran. Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said that talks with Oman over future transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz have been “moving forward”, with the coordinates of the routes now agreed…