US-Iran Talks Live: Iran's top negotiators arrive in Doha for crucial talks on possible deal with US West Asia Crisis: Iran says 32 ships transited Hormuz under IRGC coordination Iran's navy said 32 commercial vessels, including oil tankers and container ships, passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours under the coordination and security supervision of the IRGC Navy. According to the semi-state Tasnim news agency, Iranian authorities continue to keep the strategic waterway closed to general maritime traffic, with the Revolutionary Guards vetting requests and granting passage only to selected ships. US Iran Peace Talks: Iran top envoys in Doha for talks on possible deal Senior Iranian officials Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in Doha for talks with Qatar's prime minister on a possible US-Iran agreement aimed at ending the conflict, an official familiar with the visit told news agency Reuters on Monday. According to the official, discussions are mainly focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resolving disputes over Iranâs stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Iran's central bank governor, Abdolnasser Hemmati, is also part of the delegation and is expected to discuss the possible release of frozen Iranian funds as part of any final agreement. Here are the latest developments on US-Iran talks - Iranian negotiators Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Abbas Araqchi held talks in Doha over a possible US-Iran agreement, according to Reuters. - Talks are centred on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's uranium stockpile. - Marco Rubio said the US would give diplomacy every chance before considering "another way". - Donald Trump warned the US blockade on Iran would remain until a final agreement is signed. - Iran said several issues have progressed but denied a breakthrough was near. - The proposed 14-point framework reportedly focuses on ending the conflict and reopening Hormuz. - Tehran said nuclear negotiations would continue separately over a 60-day period. - Major disputes remain over sanctions relief, frozen Iranian assets and uranium enrichment. - Oil prices dropped sharply amid cautious optimism around the talks. - Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fresh attacks as tensions continued in Lebanon.
Iranian Official
Iran's IRGC Navy has asserted sovereign authority over the Strait of Hormuz by coordinating the transit of 32 commercial vessels, including oil tankers, while restricting access to counter foreign aggression and threats to national security. Senior officials Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Abbas Araqchi, and Abdolnasser Hemmati arrived in Doha to negotiate an end to US sanctions, the release of frozen Iranian assets, and disputes over Iran's nuclear rights, rejecting any compromise on the Islamic Republic's independence.
Israeli
Iran's IRGC coordination of vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz, while blocking general access, highlights Tehran's use of maritime chokepoints and proxy forces to threaten Israel's energy lifelines and regional survival. The Doha talks involving Qalibaf, Araqchi, and uranium stockpile discussions represent a potential Iranian ploy to ease sanctions and advance its nuclear program without dismantling its encirclement of Israel via proxies. Israel must prioritize defensive capabilities to neutralize these existential threats.
Neutral
Iranian officials Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, and central bank governor Abdolnasser Hemmati arrived in Doha on Monday for talks with Qatar's prime minister, according to a source cited by Reuters, with discussions reportedly focused on potential US-Iran arrangements regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, and frozen funds. Iran's navy stated that 32 commercial vessels, including oil tankers, transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours under IRGC coordination. Iranian state-linked media reported that the IRGC is vetting and granting passage to selected ships amid broader restrictions on maritime traffic.
Western
Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha to pursue a potential US agreement centered on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and capping Tehran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile. Iranian forces have selectively cleared just 32 commercial vessels for transit under IRGC control while maintaining restrictions on general traffic through the critical chokepoint. Talks also address the release of frozen assets, supporting efforts to restore secure maritime access and neutralize proliferation and disruption risks to global energy routes.
Pro-Peace
Iranian negotiators have arrived in Doha for talks aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, addressing enriched uranium concerns, and unlocking frozen funds, offering a critical diplomatic path to ease tensions. The IRGC’s tight control over the waterway, allowing only select vessels passage, disrupts vital global trade routes and risks severe humanitarian fallout, including shortages of food, medicine, and economic hardship for civilians across the region and beyond. These discussions underscore the urgent need for peaceful resolutions over military escalation that could inflict devastating civilian casualties.
Global South
Iranian envoys in Doha are asserting sovereign control over the Strait of Hormuz, coordinating selective passage for 32 vessels while rejecting unrestricted Western access amid US pressure to reopen the waterway. These talks, centered on enriched uranium stockpiles and the release of frozen assets, expose neo-colonial sanctions regimes that weaponize global finance against Global South nations. Persistent institutional failures, from the UN to Western-led bodies, have left such disputes unresolved, forcing regional actors to negotiate on unequal terms.
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A tanker identified as the Kaifan was struck by an unknown projectile northeast of Oman’s Limah in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a July 21 report from UK Maritime Trade Operations. No ships were observed transiting the strait that day. Attribution of the strike and links to prior incidents have not been confirmed by the vessel’s owner.
Goldman Sachs has projected Brent crude averaging $80 per barrel in the fourth quarter and $75 in the following year, conditional on reduced Middle East tensions, while noting upside risks from potential shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz or Red Sea.
Brent prices rose above $91 per barrel amid recent U.S.-Iran exchanges and Houthi threats to Saudi shipments before edging lower on Tuesday. A senior Iranian official told Reuters that mediators had proposed a 10-day ceasefire to preserve an interim agreement.
Opening summary: Iran claims attacks on strait of Hormuz ships amid fresh US strikes Welcome to our live coverage of the latest developments in the Middle East crisis. Iran attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis announced they were imposing an immediate maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea after the two sides traded fire last week for the first time in years.
A Houthi official said the Bab al-Mandeb strait – at the southern end of the Red Sea, through which about 12% of the world’s trade usually passes – would be closed to the Saudis in response to the kingdom’s “unjust blockade on Yemenis for over 10 years”.
Saudi Arabia said it would take “all necessary measures to protect its vessels in accordance with international law”. A 10 consecutive night of US airstrikes has not compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on the strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global energy supplies.
But even as Iran’s president said the country had returned “full-scale war”, the Iranian interior minister travelled to Pakistan – a key mediator in the conflict – for talks. In key developments: The latest US strikes came hours after Donald Trump said Iran would pay “many times over” for killing US soldiers after multiple service members were killed in action over the weekend.
A tanker came under attack early Tuesday in the Hormuz strait off Oman, forcing the crew to abandon the vessel, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre said. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed the attack as well as two other attacks on ships in the waterway on Monday.
The US military’s Central Command said its latest airstrikes were to “degrade” Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping in the strait and included hitting military command centres and missile and drone launch sites. Iranian media reported strikes in parts of the country including Bandar Abbas, Tabriz and Bushehr, home to the country’s only operational civilian nuclear power.
Iran’s launched attacks in response against Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, which all host US forces. Oil prices softened after hitting their highest levels in more than a month in the previous session. Brent crude futures eased 0.4% to $88.87 a barrel by 0052 GMT on Tuesday while US West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery was steady at $82.
47 a barrel. Democrats have seized on the deaths of three US troops killed in Iranian strikes to urge Trump to urgently reverse his resumption of the war with Iran amid widespread anxiety over climbing casualties. The Lebanese army began taking charge of security in three southern villages, the US said, as a deal to secure an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah faced its first test on the ground.
US forces struck the tanker Settebello in the Gulf of Oman on June 10, killing three Indian crew members when munitions hit the engine room and adjacent areas. Maritime tracking data indicate the vessel had transported Iranian oil under US sanctions for several years and conducted offshore transfers prior to the strike.
The US military described the action as a precision operation, while reports note the ship was stationary at the time.