New attacks on shipping as US-Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

Both Iran and the US have stepped up rhetoric in the past two days.

Damage on the cargo vessel Tihamah near Murad, Yemen, on Aug 11, 2026. (File photo: Reuters/Yemen Ministry of Transport Media Office) 12 Aug 2026 10:54AM DUBAI: The US and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday (Aug 11) as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Te

Four crew members killed in suspected Houthi attack on cargo vessel, sources say

DUBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions.

The fatalities aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah would be the first deaths on shipping by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis since the Iran war began

The US and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions.

Six people were killed in a suspected Houthi attack on a cargo vessel near the Bab al-Mandeb, as the US said it struck another ship in the Gulf of Oman.

New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse  Reuters

By Elwely Elwelly and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The United States and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the five-month-old Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its