There was no immediate comment from the U.S., which has wanted an acceptable deal first on the strait before ending the blockade.

The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of striking a tanker owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with a missile as it crossed the Strait of Hormuz, drawing swift condemnation from Gulf and Arab governments. The UAE Ministry of Foreign ...

No injuries were reported in the attack, which the UAE called 'piracy' and a threat to global energy security.

Iran won’t allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement that the Islamic Republic is negotiating with Oman, Iran’

Iran’s politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the US “corrects its behaviour”, issuing new demands that could shake up talks on a deal to manage the waterway and traffic on it.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he could soon declare the Strait of Hormuz “a territory of the United States” following the war against Iran. An Iranian official vowed afterward that the strategic waterway “cannot be seized.

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates said that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters Monday, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend for the first time in a month.