US-Iran conflict: What UAE residents need to know today (August 3)

US-Iran conflict: What UAE residents need to know today

Negotiations offer hope, but shipping faces ongoing uncertainty

Trump on Iran deal: 'I'm not looking to kill people'

Trump says more fighting would have been disastrous for Iran

A combo photo shows US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Trump says US-Iran talks to resume Monday

Naval blockade, Gaza strikes test fragile path to renewed US–Iran talks

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on August 2, 2026.

35 ships turned back as US blockade chokes Iran ports

Trump says Mideast allies agree on deal framework to end Iran war, pauses strikes

US holds fire on Iran after talks on Strait of Hormuz and nuclear curbs

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Egypt's Suez

Seismic event recorded at 0000 GMT raises awareness of regional fault activity

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Egypt's Suez

Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza

New Gaza violence raises doubts over implementation of Trump-backed roadmap

Palestinian children play next to tents in a makeshift camp for displaced people set up on the beach in Gaza City. Despite an October 10 ceasefire, Gaza remains gripped by daily violence as both the Israeli military and Hamas accuse one another of breaching the truce.

Blast hits tanker off Oman, crew safe: UKMTO reports

Tanker blast off Oman under probe amid Iran-Oman talks on Hormuz control

The UKMTO reported an explosion in close proximity to a tanker off the coast of Oman on Sunday, even as Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated that negotiations between Tehran and Muscat regarding the management of the strategic Strait of Hormuz are "nearing completion".

35 ships forced to turn back amid US blockade

Central Command redirects commercial vessels amid ongoing blockade of Iranian ports

This US Navy handout photo released by US Central Command public affairs shows an F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, chained down on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Photo taken on March 2, 2026.

Trump says new Iran talks to begin Monday

Allies urge restraint as Trump opts for negotiations over Iran strikes

"Now what we're doing is we're talking to them in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon," US President Donald Trump said, without providing further details of the venue of the talks or the participants.

Trump vows halt on strikes in Iran, they keep happening

Trump’s shifting red lines leave Iran conflict in constant stop-and-go

FILE - President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account at an event about coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson,File)

Iran has plan ready to respond to potential US attacks

Tehran signals closure of key straits, vows self-defence over any assault

Iran has plan ready for responding to potential attacks on infrastructure: Report (File image)

Iran’s Pezeshkian: US-Iran deal a key foreign policy

Iran frames US memorandum as historic path to de-escalation and regional security

This handout picture released by the Iranian Presidency shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holds a memorandum of understanding document showing his signature and that of US president Donald Trump, in Tehran on June 18, 2026.

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