New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse

New attacks on shipping were reported on Tuesday as talks on ending the Iran war hit a fresh impasse. The U.S. and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they carried out or suffered separate incidents in the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea—key chokepoints for global oil flows. Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions. Oil prices rose while global shares fell on renewed pessimism. In the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen’s Transport Ministry said four crew members died in a suspected Houthi attack on the Egyptian-owned Tihamah. The U.S. Central Command said a U.S. Navy MH-60 fired Hellfire missiles to disable a Panama-flagged cargo ship for violating a blockade.