Overview
- Oman said it postponed a meeting that would have brought Iran and Gulf states together, with Omani foreign minister Badr Albusaidi describing the decision as taken “in the interests of consensus.”
- Iranian state media and local officials reported a cargo vessel struck off Qeshm that killed one crew member and wounded four, and the UKMTO separately reported a vessel hit by a projectile that caused a severe fire and forced an evacuation.
- Saudi Arabia closed its 1,200-kilometre East–West pipeline after drone damage, removing a key route that had let Riyadh export crude without using the Strait of Hormuz.
- The US is tightening its protection for commercial transits: CENTCOM said the Navy had redirected about 101 vessels and NCAGS communications reported that overnight air cover was narrowed to two scheduled transit slots a day.
- The stalled talks and fresh attacks have pushed Brent above $100 a barrel, cut commercial traffic through Hormuz, and left regional states and shipowners weighing military support, insurance costs, and longer shipping delays into 2027.