Iran won't reopen Strait of Hormuz without US concessions and other Mideast developments

Iran's Foreign Ministry says it won't reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the U.S. meets its conditions

Iran wants the U.S. to lift its blockade of Iranian ports, pay war damage compensation, lift sanctions and release frozen Iranian assets

Iran is holding separate talks with Oman about transit through the Strait, including a possible temporary shipping corridor

Israel's military declared Taybeh, a Christian-majority West Bank town, a closed military zone to keep out settlers and non-residents

Sunday: Houthi rebels attacked the government-controlled Red Sea town of Mokha, killing seven and injuring 30 · Monday: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Iran won't reopen the Strait of Hormuz until U.S. conditions are met · Monday: Israel's military declared Taybeh in the West Bank a closed military zone · ongoing, more than two years after war began: Gaza beekeepers have returned near the Yellow Line to restart honey production despite blockade constraints

one-fifth of world's traded oil supplies · 7 killed in Mokha attack · 30 injured in Mokha attack · 87 Palestinians killed in 2026 · 2022 year of Yemen truce

Whether Iran's talks with Oman will lead to an actual temporary shipping corridor is only described as a possibility