Morning update

Good Morning Middle East Eye readers, If you are just joining us, here are key developments from across the region and beyond: *Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that four oil tankers had caught fire and exploded while attempting to use what it described as unauthorised routes through the Strait of Hormuz. *US President Donald Trump has said that talks with Iran are ongoing, and that Tehran wants to talk, while reiterating that Washington was not engaged in a "typical war". *Saudi-led coalition forces have intercepted and destroyed a drone each over Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, Eastern Province and southern region. *More than 530 Palestinian families have been forced from their homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank during a citywide lockdown by Israeli forces, Al Jazeera has reported. * A Palestinian was killed in an Israeli air strike in central Nuseirat, while another person died from injuries sustained in a previous air attack on Gaza City. *An Israeli air attack has targeted the town of Kfar Tebnit in the Nabatieh district, southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. * Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has criticised Germany for supporting Israel-US war on Iran last year and now complaining the conflict has added has added more than 100 billion euros ($112bn) to Europe’s energy costs. *London Metropolitan Police has warned that anyone planning to attend a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in the vicinity of the US Embassy on Saturday will face arrest "as part of a robust policing operation". * Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains 70 percent below pre-conflict levels, with vessels continuing to face attacks, navigation interference and security risks across the Gulf, according to a weekly assessment by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). *German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Germany was working to bring Iran war to an end as soon as possible as the conflict has added more than 100 billion euros ($112bn) to Europe’s energy costs over the past eight months. * Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan has met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers meeting in the US.