Iran war live: Tehran says Ukraine attack on vessel ‘cannot go unanswered’

Foreign Ministry spokesman reports progress in talks with Oman over mechanisms for maritime traffic in key waterway.

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Bab al Mandab: The Red Sea chokepoint caught in Yemen's war

By Mariem Bah, Heba Habib and Virginia Pietromarchi

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has personally blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the attack in the Caspian Sea, which he said was done at Israel’s behest.
Iranian media is reporting that an oil tanker has exploded after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.