Hormuz shipping traffic meanwhile fell to four, while US lawmakers again seek to curb military action as Iran war costs mount, missile-defence stocks decline and shipping through Hormuz remains sharply reduced.

Oman, meanwhile, postpones meeting with Gulf states and Iran on possible Strait of Hormuz agreements, Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said, without announcing a new date.

Tehran blamed "American enemy" for the attack, which came a day before a meeting between Iran and Gulf states in Oman over the strategically important waterway.

A drone attack originating from Iraq leads to the closure of Saudi Arabia's key oil pipeline, prompting Baghdad to order closure of a border crossing with Iran.

The claim came a day after Iran said it had captured an unmanned US submarine drone, while the US military said one of its underwater drones had malfunctioned.

Trump, meanwhile, says he expected the war to end “immediately after” the US midterm elections in November, alleging that Iran was trying to influence the vote.

The US military said it destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles at a US Navy warship twice in two days.

Major-General Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said in a statement that the Houthi attacks had hit civilian and economic sites in the provinces of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran.

The announcement comes after Iran signed an agreement with Oman, as shipping traffic plunges, oil prices rise and regional governments push for safer passage through the waterway.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the European Union had officially joined Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Iran, which he called “Operation Economic Outcast.”

US Central Command said Washington was continuing its blockade against Iran and had redirected 86 commercial vessels as of Thursday.

Iranian military spokesman Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari said the attacks would continue until the United States “regrets its crimes”, warning that further US strikes would trigger “heavier, broader and more destructive” responses.

Renewed US-Iran hostilities are disrupting energy flows, restricting Strait of Hormuz shipping and intensifying economic pressure as Tehran warns against further attacks.

Tehran says its attacks avenged deaths of IRGC personnel and civilians in the US strike on Larak Island. Jordan intercepted eight missiles while Iran also claimed a drone attack against US forces at Al Minhad airbase in UAE.

US president Donald Trump, meanwhile, says that all mines have been cleared from the waterway's international waters and that Tehran has received warnings that any ships laying new mines will be “destroyed”.

US president Donald Trump, meanwhile, says that all mines have been cleared from the waterway's international waters and that Tehran has received warnings that any ships laying new mines will be “destroyed”.

Araghchi’s comments came as Washington signalled that its next round of measures would go beyond targeting Iran itself, potentially placing pressure on countries, financial institutions, energy companies and shipping operators that continue to conduct business with Tehran.

Tehran says Washington’s campaign could deepen nuclear insecurity, while Trump renews his claim over the Strait of Hormuz.

US president Donald Trump, meanwhile, says he views the Strait of Hormuz as 'an American territory' and Iran 'cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon'.

No very large crude carriers or liquefied natural gas tankers were among the vessels recorded. One very large gas carrier carrying propane and butane transited out of Hormuz through the Iranian route.

Tehran dismissed Washington’s latest pressure campaign as a diversion from US economic troubles as shipping through Hormuz remained severely restricted.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran was seeking an end to the war and rejected the idea of a temporary ceasefire becoming a recurring pattern. He also said Iran had prioritized relations with neighboring countries under President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The US president says Iran will not make the deal he considers necessary, while Washington declines to extend the expired interim agreement. Trump has also threatened to bomb Oman if Muscat finalizes a deal with Iran on Hormuz.

Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister says Tehran has not decided whether to resume negotiations with Washington, accusing the United States of violating the June ceasefire agreement repeatedly.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the sanctions "will be a combination of economic ​isolation like ​the ⁠world has never seen before, and the ​continued blockade in the ​Strait ⁠of Hormuz."

A US helicopter fired missiles at a Panama-flagged cargo ship after its crew allegedly ignored repeated warnings from American forces, according to US Central Command.

Trump’s demand comes as Tehran links Hormuz’s reopening to war reparations and an end to sanctions, complicating ongoing Iran-Oman talks over shipping lanes.

Trump said Iran is in “very bad shape” financially, citing high inflation and difficulty paying its own troops. He credited a US naval blockade, in place since April, with deepening that pressure.

Tehran says it wants to move beyond the current state of “neither war nor peace”, while Oman hosts efforts to resolve disputes with Washington.

The agreement comes as Gulf states seek closer defence coordination following months of conflict with Iran that disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea and heightened security concerns across the region.

Washington said mediation efforts were advancing despite Tehran denying direct negotiations, while fresh maritime attacks underscored persistent security risks across regional shipping lanes.

Trump said his decision was shaped by appeals from Gulf allies, particularly Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as well as requests conveyed by unnamed Iranian officials.

Meanwhile, eight Palestinians, including two children, were killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza. The killings came despite Trump's announcement of a breakthrough in Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal.

One Hamas official said mediators and the newly proposed Board of Peace were now expected to ensure Israel implemented the terms of the agreement. Israel would play no role in disarming the group.

Iranian authorities reported strikes in several southern provinces, including Hormozgan, Khuzestan, Bushehr and Fars, while residents reported explosions on the islands of Qeshm and Kish overlooking the Strait of Hormuz.

Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) confirmed that several of its headquarters had been targeted, reporting casualties and damage to its facilities. The PMF said eight of its members were killed in Iraq's northern Nineveh province.

Iran responded by warning the United States against targeting its commercial shipping and oil tankers, saying any such move would widen the conflict.

Iranian foreign ministry, meanwhile, says progress has been made in the talks held over the weekend between Tehran and Oman over the management of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump also said the United States would begin using frozen Iranian funds under US control to pay for damage to ships, cargo and related assets caused by attacks in and around the Gulf.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington remained willing to engage with Tehran if it demonstrated a genuine commitment to negotiations. Rubio also warned that allowing Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous global precedent.

The US State Department issued a worldwide security alert, urging American citizens to exercise increased caution because of heightened tensions in the Middle East and warning of possible attacks against U.S. diplomatic facilities.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had struck several U.S. military targets in Kuwait, including what they described as an early-warning radar system that was "completely destroyed."

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the latest attacks targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces it blamed for the Jordan attack, along with coastal surveillance and air defence facilities.

US struck Iran for the seventh consecutive night, prompting Tehran to launch attacks on the neighboring Gulf nations. GCC has described Iran's attacks on civilian infrastructure as 'war crimes'.

For the first time in the latest escalation, US strikes also reached areas around the Iranian capital. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones toward several Gulf states hosting US military facilities.

US Central Command (Centcom) said the latest operation struck Iranian command centers, air defense sites, missile and drone capabilities, as well as coastal surveillance facilities used to support military operations.

Iran strikes US military assets in the Gulf and warned the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until US military action ceased, as both sides intensified operations around the strategic waterway.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces completed a five-hour mission that struck military targets in Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa and Bandar Abbas; Trump reimposed US naval blockade in Hormuz

The latest operation followed approximately 140 US strikes carried out the previous day after Iran attacked a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, setting it ablaze and forcing its crew to abandon the vessel.

The latest round of fighting erupted after Iran's IRGC attacked a Cyprus-flagged container ship it said was transiting via an "illegal route" in the Strait of Hormuz.