Live Middle East Issued on: 12/07/2026 - 07:05Modified: 12/07/2026 - 08:35 By: A ship sails off the coast of Ajman on July 10, 2026. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since July 8, especially through the UN-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week and as the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes. © AFP The US military launched fresh strikes on Iran after it set a container ship ablaze on Sunday. The defence ministries of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar both said they were Tehran intercepting incoming Iranian fire. Read our blog to follow the events as they unfold. Yesterday's key developments: President Donald Trump said Friday the United States would "completely decimate" Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassin