US-Iran war

Iran, Gulf states to discuss safe Hormuz shipping routes in OmanUS, Israel launched strikes on Iran on Feb 28, with Trump declaring “major combat operations”Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei martyred in the strikes, and his son Mojtaba succeeded him in MarchA 2-week ceasefire agreed on April 8, followed by US-Iran face-to-face talks in PakistanA preliminary agreement reached in June, but renewed fighting and disputes over Strait of Hormuz continued through July.

The war has now entered its 7th month, with Hormuz remaining at the centre of the crisis.

Live Updates12 September 2026 | 08:15 AMSaudi FM holds separate calls with Turkish, Qatari counterparts to discuss regional tensions12 September 2026 | 08:15 AMIran's Pezeshkian urges BRICS to expand use of national currencies: state media12 September 2026 | 08:14 AMTrump says US continuing 'war on terror' in Iran12 September 2026 | 08:14 AMModi stresses need to protect navigation, seafarers in talks with Pezeshkian12 September 2026 | 08:14 AMHouthis seize Yemen's entire Red Sea coast: govt military official12 September 2026 | 08:13 AMHouthis say Bab al-Mandab navigation 'safe' for all except Saudi Arabia12 September 2026 | 08:13 AMIran says Gulf states to meet in Oman to discuss safe Hormuz shipping routes12 September 2026 | 08:13 AMSix missiles hit Yemen's Red Sea Mocha port: local official.

Updated On:Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:15:38 PKTSaudi FM holds separate calls with Turkish, Qatari counterparts to discuss regional tensions. Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held separate phone calls with his Turkish and Qatari counterparts to discuss regional developments and efforts to ease tensions.

During a call with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, the two ministers discussed bilateral cooperation aimed at supporting regional stability. They also reviewed joint efforts to de-escalate the situation and contain rising tensions in the region.

Later, Prince Faisal spoke by phone with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. The two officials discussed the latest developments in the region and diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions while preserving regional security and stability.

Updated On:Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:15:17 PKTIran's Pezeshkian urges BRICS to expand use of national currencies: state media. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for expanding the use of national currencies in intra-Brics trade,.

In a speech at the BRICS Economic Summit of Heads of State in New Delhi, Pezeshkian said the use of national currencies must come with systems to manage currency risk and mutual settlement, as the current financial system is “vulnerable to political shocks due to its focus on a limited number of currencies”, it adds., he adds that US and Israeli aggression has “once again revealed that economic security is inseparable from national and regional security and could affect regional stability and even the global economy”.

Pezeshkian urges BRICS to expand use of national currencieshttps://t.co/A2BQlCS5Kwpic.twitter.com/no. VeRf5Nwj— IRNA News Agency (@Irna. English)September 11, 2026Updated On:Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:14:59 PKTTrump says US continuing 'war on terror' in Iran.

President Donald Trump vows that the United States will never forget the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and suggests the country is continuing the “war on terror” 25 years later by fighting Iran, AFP reports.

During a speech commemorating the anniversary of the attacks at the Pentagon, Trump has linked the fight against Al-Qaeda launched by his Republican predecessor George W Bush to the US-Israeli war on Iran, which is now in its seventh month. “Today we salute every member of the United States military who served in the ‘War on Terror.’

It is a war on sick, horrible terror,” Trump says. “And we salute the service members working right now to ensure the world’s number one sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, will never ever have a nuclear weapon.”Updated On:Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:14:34 PKTModi stresses need to protect navigation, seafarers in talks with Pezeshkian.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and underscored the need to protect the freedom of navigation and commerce, and the safety and well-being of seafarers, India's foreign ministry said. He also emphasised the need for continued efforts to ensure lasting peace and stability in the region, the ministry said in a statement.

The leaders met in New Delhi on the eve of the Brics leaders' summit. Updated On:Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:14:07 PKTHouthis seize Yemen's entire Red Sea coast: govt military official. Yemen's Houthis have seized control of the country's entire Red Sea coast, a military official from the internationally recognised government, consolidating the group's control of the vital waterway.

The official said that all territory under government control "on the western coast has fallen", after the Houthis seized the strategic Mayyun Island and the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the Bab al-Mandab strait as they seek to choke off Saudi oil exports.

Updated On:Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:13:44 PKTHouthis say Bab al-Mandab navigation 'safe' for all except Saudi Arabia. The Houthi military spokesman said on Friday that navigation through the Bab al-Mandab strait is "safe" for all but Saudi Arabia, after the group sealed its takeover of the vital shipping corridor.

"Maritime navigation is safe for all companies except Saudi ships, which have already been banned," Yahya Saree said in a statement. Updated On:Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:13:20 PKTIran says Gulf states to meet in Oman to discuss safe Hormuz shipping routes.

Iran is planning a meeting of the foreign ministers of Iraq and other Arab states bordering the Gulf in Oman on Monday to discuss safe commercial shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said. Updated On:Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:13:00 PKTSix missiles hit Yemen's Red Sea Mocha port: local official.

Six missiles struck the port on Friday in Yemen's strategic Red Sea city of Mocha, now under Houthi control, a local official, without specifying where they came from. "Six missiles targeted the Mocha port," the Yemeni government official said.