Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuDonald TrumpTrump, Netanyahu and the Iran questionHow Iran war fallout may shape US electionsA visual guide to redistrictingLive updates, Tehran says deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz ‘on the verge of being finalised’ after both sides agreed on routes.Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 6, 2026 [Reuters]By Edna Mohamed and Umut UrasPublished On 7 Aug 2026
US President Donald Trump says he expects the war on Iran to conclude “pretty soon” and Tehran can’t “go on much longer”.
The Saudi crown prince, Turkish president and Pakistani prime minister have signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca stating that “any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all”.
