West Asia war LIVE: U.S. expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz

Home News World Houthi rebels on August 7 claimed an attack on a military camp held by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government in Marib province, reportedly killing three Updated - August 08, 2026 08:45 am IST Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. File. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. official on Friday (August 7, 2026) reported progress between Iran and Oman toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz, potentially restoring oil exports disrupted by the five-month-old U.S. war with Iran. A deal between Iran and Oman over control of the strategic waterway is seen as crucial to a wider peace agreement.Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Friday claimed an attack on a military camp held by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government in Marib province, as a Yemeni military source said eight personnel were killed in the province.Watch: Iran war will end pretty soon, they can’t go much longer, says TrumpIraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi received an invitation to visit Riyadh, his office said Friday, as Tehran-backed groups announced they would delay their response to deadly U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq last month. The US-Saudi strikes came after Riyadh said its forces had intercepted drones targeting oil facilities, blaming Iran-backed groups in Iraq.Read: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye sign joint defence agreementA prominent Iranian lawmaker on Friday criticised a joint defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, saying that the deal will not bring security to Riyadh. Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed the deal that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three, officials said, solidifying cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.Follow for live updates:August 08, 2026 08:45 Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich MaribHouthi attacks on a strategic Yemeni province killed at least 10 people yesterday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalated strikes on the oil-rich region.A 2022 truce between the Iranian-backed Houthis and the Saudi-supported Yemen government unravelled last month and at least 58 government troops were killed in rebel missile attacks on Marib province on Thursday.The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said in a statement that the country “today faces a greater risk of renewed large-scale conflict than at any point since the UN-brokered truce of April 2022”.-AFPAugust 08, 2026 08:42 U.S. expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz; Sunni powers unite in defence pactA U.S. official yesterday reported progress between Iran and Oman that could soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially ‌restoring oil exports that have been disrupted by the five-month-old U.S. war with Iran.The U.S. official, who declined to be identified, said Washington anticipated an agreement soon between the two countries, which sit on either side of ⁠the strait, so that normal oil traffic could resume.Read more:U.S. expects deal soon on Strait of Hormuz; Sunni powers unite in defence pactU.S. anticipates a soon agreement between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, restoring vital oil exports. Published - August 08, 2026 08:38 am IST