Iran says any Hormuz shipping deal with Oman would bar military vessels

Iran has said it will not permit military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz under a shipping-management framework it is negotiating with Oman. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told state television late Tuesday that if the understanding becomes binding, no military vessel would be allowed through the waterway.

Gharibabadi described the proposed commercial routing: inbound traffic from the Gulf of Oman would pass entirely through Iranian waters, while outbound traffic would split between Iranian and Omani territorial waters. He offered no further details on how military traffic would be handled.

The Trump administration has voiced opposition to parts of the evolving deal, including the joint management of the exit route. President Donald Trump last week threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way."

The strait remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began, disrupting global oil and gas supplies.

Separately, an Israeli strike on a tent for displaced people in southern Gaza on Wednesday killed one person and wounded at least four others, according to the territory's Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it struck a "military operative" without elaborating. The strike comes as U.S. efforts to advance a fragile ceasefire in the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war continue, with Palestinians reporting a surge in deadly strikes.

The war began with the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 people in Israel and saw 251 abducted. Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed more than 73,400 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry, whose records are considered generally reliable by U.N. agencies.

Meanwhile, Dubai International Airport reported a sharp drop in passengers during the second quarter as the war disrupted air travel. The airport recorded 13 million passengers in the quarter, with first-half traffic down 31.3% year-on-year at 31.5 million. CEO Paul Griffiths said passenger volume has increased each month in the second quarter and called the trajectory "universally positive."

The USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after a deployment that included more than 250 consecutive days at sea, raising concerns about crew mental health. Thai officials said the visit is for recuperation only, with no military exercises planned.

Germany has ended its military advisory mission in Iraq's Kurdish region after years of supporting the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State. The move comes as U.S. forces begin withdrawing from northern Iraq ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline, with U.S. bases there having come under regular attack since the Iran war began.