Iran war updates: Tehran, Oman agree on route coordinates in Hormuz Strait

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• Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, says an understanding with Oman over a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz is “on the verge of being finalised”.
• US President Donald Trump says Washington is talking to Tehran and that he would “rather make a deal” because he does not want to kill people.
• Yemen’s Houthis claimed to have attacked a Saudi oil vessel in the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to turn around.
• Israel carried out another strike in southern Lebanon, near Burj Shemali, after killing at least one person in an earlier strike on Tebnin.
• Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned that Israel’s expansionist policies could produce a global crisis, saying it has “no intention or plan for peace”.
• Iraq’s governing State Administration Coalition has backed efforts to bring all weapons under state control, warning that armed activity outside state authority after September 30 would be dealt with under the country’s anti-terrorism law.

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Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from Detroit, Michigan:

Iraq’s governing State Administration Coalition has backed continued efforts to bring all weapons under state control and prevent attacks on neighbouring states from taking place inside the country.

In a statement issued by the prime minister’s media office, the coalition said using weapons without state authorisation or forming armed groups outside the official security forces was a constitutional violation.

“Anyone who threatens the country’s security will be considered an outlaw who must be confronted,” it said.

The coalition also condemned attacks against Iraqi armed forces and called for adherence to the timetable for bringing weapons under state control by September 30, 2026.

It said any armed activity outside the state’s authority after the deadline would be dealt with under Iraq’s anti-terrorism law.

An Israeli strike has hit the town of Burj Shemali in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, our correspondent on the ground reports.

Earlier today, Israeli strikes killed one person in the town of Tibnin, while two Israeli soldiers were killed in an explosion inside a booby-trapped building in southern Lebanon.

The uptick in violence brings fears of escalation as the Lebanese and Israeli governments conduct direct talks in Rome.

Trump says Washington is holding talks with Tehran and would prefer an agreement to further military action.

Speaking in Las Vegas, Nevada, Trump claimed the US had been preparing to launch “the biggest attack since World War II” before Iranian officials asked for negotiations.

“We were all set for the biggest attack since World War II, and they [the Iranians] called me and said, ‘Please don’t do it. Let’s talk,’” he said.

“I would rather make a deal with Iran because I don’t want to kill people,” Trump added, while reiterating that Tehran could not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.

Israeli forces raid the Qalandiya refugee camp, a strategic artery between Ramallah and occupied East Jerusalem.

Residents report home invasions, property damage, and makeshift interrogation centres inside their houses.

Paramedics treat several injuries, including people severely beaten by occupation soldiers.

Palestinian officials say Israel’s right-wing government has turned the raid into election propaganda, raising fears of Jenin camp-style destruction and mass displacement.

Iran says it has reached an understanding with Oman on the geographical coordinates of a new shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing weeks of negotiations closer to a formal agreement.

Now, these discussions are at the final drafting stage, pending a joint final statement. But Iranian officials argue that these discussions are exclusively with Oman, without any foreign or outside interference.

They also say that any agreement does not mean that the situation will be brought back to the pre-war conditions, arguing that the military actions and the naval blockade imposed by the United States on Iran are the cause of the disruption of navigation at the Strait of Hormuz.

But on the other hand, Washington rejects reports suggesting that Iran would have control over traffic at the Strait of Hormuz, and says that any temporary route should not require any permits, approvals or fees.

In Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian, during the second anniversary of his inauguration, said that Iran’s enemies have targeted military commanders, scientists and the country’s strategic capabilities to undermine the country’s resilience and technological progress.

So now, a final agreement on a temporary route in the Strait of Hormuz is in the making, but the dispute remains unresolved.

That means that any agreement on a shipping route at the Strait of Hormuz does not necessarily mean the end of the crisis.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Israel has “no intention or plan for peace” and is using diplomatic platforms to advance its “illegal strategies”.

“This is not something only we see; the whole world sees it. Israel has no intention or plan regarding peace. It merely uses every platform to advance its own position and illegal strategies,” Fidan told TRT Arabi after meetings in the Jordanian capital, Amman.

“If regional countries and the international community do not take the necessary diplomatic measures to curb Israel’s expansionist policies, this will produce not only a regional crisis but a global one,” he added.

Fidan made the remarks after attending a ministerial meeting on Jerusalem as well as separate talks involving Turkiye, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on the Gaza peace plan and wider regional tensions.

Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir says the army will continue “proactive” operations in Gaza, according to a statement from the Israeli military.

“We have significantly weakened Hamas and changed the security reality,” Zamir said during a field tour in Gaza. “We will continue to act proactively in the Gaza Strip, remove threats and defend Israeli communities and residents.

“A clear example of this is the pursuit of Nukhba fighters and everyone who took part in planning and carrying out the October 7 attack,” he said, referring to the special force unit of Hamas’s military wing.

Zamir’s remarks come days after the Board of Peace’s Gaza representative, Nickolay Mladenov, met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss a plan to disarm Hamas and transfer the enclave to civilian governance. Mladenov also urged Israel to halt its attacks on Gaza as the board moved forward with the agreement, according to AP.

Three Palestinians have been injured after Israeli settlers attacked residents in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.

Local sources said a group of settlers entered the eastern part of the town under the protection of Israeli forces and assaulted residents, leaving three people with bruises.

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Let’s bring you up to speed:

• Yemen’s Houthis claim to have attacked a Saudi oil vessel in the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to turn around.
• Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, says a final understanding between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz is “on the verge of being finalised”, with almost all matters resolved.
• The US military says it has redirected 48 vessels since reinstating its naval blockade of Iran in mid-July.
• Israeli forces have shelled southern Lebanon’s Majdal Zoun, Lebanon’s National News Agency, after earlier reports of Israeli troop casualties in the area.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has rejected a declaration issued by the Arab Ministerial Committee on occupied Jerusalem, calling it “built on false accusations, historical distortions, and a complete disregard for the facts” in a post on X.

The statement came after Arab foreign ministers meeting in Amman condemned what they described as Israel’s escalating policies and measures in occupied Jerusalem and launched a joint diplomatic effort to respond. The committee includes Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestine and other Arab states, alongside the Arab League.

In response, Israel said Jerusalem is “the eternal capital of the State of Israel”, insisting it remains committed to preserving freedom of worship and the status quo at the Temple Mount (Al-Aqsa Mosque), while accusing the declaration of ignoring “the Jewish people’s historic connection to Jerusalem and its holiest sites”.

The foreign minister for Yemen’s internationally recognised government, Afrah al-Zouba, has discussed the political and humanitarian situation in Yemen with UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, according to Yemen’s Foreign Ministry.

During the virtual meeting, al-Zouba said Houthi attacks on commercial vessels threaten international navigation in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait and Gulf of Aden, accusing the Iran-aligned group of using Yemen to fuel wider regional escalation. She also called for increased international pressure on the Houthis to engage seriously in peace efforts.

Grundberg reaffirmed the importance of preventing further regional escalation and advancing a just and comprehensive political process to achieve security and stability in Yemen.