A regional meeting between Iran and the Gulf states over the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed in the “interests of consensus,” according to Oman. An Iranian foreign ministry official claims that Tehran and Muscat jointly decided to postpone the meeting in Oman at the request of some regional nations.
Days after the Iran-aligned group took control of the strategic port city and reinforced its hold on the crucial Red Sea shipping lane, fighting has escalated on multiple fronts in Yemen as government forces launch airstrikes against Houthi positions in an effort to reclaim al-Makha (Mocha).