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Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz\u00a0under an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman, Iran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister told state TV late on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
The top diplomats of the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway, which remains largely shut down nearly six months after\u00a0the Iran war\u00a0began.<\/p>\n
Officials in Thailand said the\u00a0USS Lincoln\u00a0was scheduled for a brief stopover in the country as the aircraft carrier prepares to reposition after a lengthy deployment, including support for the Iran war.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,\u00a0Israel\u2019s strikes continued in Gaza, testing the already fragile ceasefire with Hamas.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at the latest developments in the\u00a0Iran war\u00a0and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be\u00a0found here.<\/p>\n
No military vessels will transit through Hormuz, Iran says<\/p>\n
Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on a new framework for managing ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz that would exclude military vessels, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told state TV late on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the understanding becomes binding, no military vessel will be permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d he said. \u201cNo military vessel at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gharibabadi didn\u2019t provide further details about military traffic. He described the proposed commercial route through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping waterway.<\/p>\n
Traffic into the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman would pass entirely through Iranian waters, while the outbound route would pass partly through Iranian waters and partly through Oman\u2019s territorial waters, he said.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Trump\u00a0administration told Oman\u00a0it opposed parts of the evolving deal, including the joint Iranian and Omani management of the exit route out of the passage that\u2019s critical to global supplies of oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n
U.S. President Donald Trump last week\u00a0threatened to bomb Oman\u00a0if it \u201cgets in the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Israel launches deadly strike in Gaza, health officials say<\/p>\n
An Israeli strike on a tent for displaced people Wednesday in southern Gaza killed one person and wounded at least four others, according to officials at the territory\u2019s Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it struck a \u201cmilitary operative,\u201d without elaborating.<\/p>\n
Even as U.S. efforts to advance the fragile ceasefire in the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war continue, Palestinians in the strip have reported a\u00a0surge in deadly Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n
Israel has said it targets Hamas and other militants who pose a threat, as well as those who participated in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war. About 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed that day in Israel and 251 abducted by militants. Israel\u2019s retaliatory military campaign in the enclave killed more than 73,400 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.<\/p>\n
The health ministry, part of the Hamas-controlled government, is staffed by medical professionals and maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts. It does not distinguish between civilians and militants.<\/p>\n
Traffic at Dubai\u2019s airport dropped sharply during Iran war<\/p>\n
Dubai International Airport, one of the world\u2019s busiest travel hubs, said Wednesday it saw a sharp drop in passengers during the second quarter as the war with Iran disrupted air travel and prompted many travelers to choose routes that avoided the Middle East.<\/p>\n
The airport recorded 13 million passengers in the second quarter, down 31.3% in passenger traffic in the first-half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, with 31.5 million passengers<\/p>\n
Air traffic in the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere in the Gulf region was disrupted by shutdowns and restrictions since Feb. 28. The airport itself suffered minor damage in attacks from Iran.<\/p>\n
CEO Paul Griffiths noted, however, that passenger volume has steadily increased each month in the second quarter, and said the momentum is expected to continue in the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trajectory now is universally positive,\u201d he told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
US aircraft carrier will stop in Thailand as its Mideast deployment draws to end<\/p>\n
The U.S. aircraft carrier\u00a0USS Abraham Lincoln\u00a0will make\u00a0a stop in Thailand\u00a0after its grueling deployment in the Middle East, Thai officials said, without specifying a date or port for security reasons.<\/p>\n
The Lincoln has been deployed during the Iran war. Its very lengthy deployment, including a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days, raised concerns about deteriorating mental health among the crew.<\/p>\n
A statement from the Royal Thai Navy on Tuesday said a short stopover by U.S. Navy ships was for recuperation and that no military exercises would be carried out during the visit.<\/p>\n
Germany draws down its mission in Iraq\u2019s Kurdish region<\/p>\n
Germany has ended the military mission of its advisers in Iraq\u2019s semiautonomous northern Kurdish region after years of supporting the U.S.-led coalition\u2019s efforts against Islamic State militants, the Kurdish region\u2019s Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The ministry said it held an official ceremony at Camp Stephan at Irbil International Airport to mark the mission\u2019s end. Germany had already reduced its footprint in Iraq but had maintained a small contingent at the base.<\/p>\n
The end of the German mission comes as\u00a0U.S. forces have also begun withdrawing\u00a0from northern Iraq ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to end their military presence in the country.<\/p>\n
U.S. bases in the Kurdish region have regularly come under attack since the U.S. and Israel launched the\u00a0Iran war\u00a0on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n
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