Threat to oil tankers in Middle East worst since start of Iran war, analysts say

Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say.

The talks will seek to end the conflict and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump has announced new talks to wind down the war in Iran, starting Monday

Trump claims Iran talks will start Monday, and other developments in the Middle East  AP News

U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country.

Iranian state media quoted the country’s foreign ministry as saying Tehran was not currently holding negotiations with the United States.

The US President is reportedly planning to strike Iran this weekend.

A Qatari-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz was reportedly struck by a missile Saturday, while US embassies in the region began urging Americans to leave the Middle East. The Gaslog Shanghai LNG ship sustained damage to its engine room, rendering it inoperable off the Omani coast

UK, UAE discuss situation in the Middle East, Strait of Hormuz British Secretary of State Ed Miliband met the UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and discussed the ongoing situation in the Middle East and “protecting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”  In a post on X, Miliband said: "We wi

The main development in the Middle East on Friday was Hamas confirming that it will disarm in a potential breakthrough for ending the war in Gaza

Four games have been held in Abu Dhabi in each of the past four preseasons.

America's military strikes "dozens" of Revolutionary Guard targets across Iran, as the spread of hostilities to Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia threatens to plunge the rest of the Middle East into all-out conflict.