Iran confirms Gulf war peace talks with the US are completely stuck
Iran is keeping the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil route, firmly shut while both nations argue over a broken June ceasefire. A senior official in Tehran told Reuters that discussions led by third-party mediators to rescue the agreement have gone nowhere. The diplomatic standstill coincides with more violence at sea, as an Iran-backed Houthi strike killed four cargo crew members on Tuesday.

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