#hormuz

An oil tanker at sea (file photo; not the vessel involved)

Sixth tanker hit in a week: five Indians rescued after projectile strikes MT Kazimah III off Oman

The Kuwait-flagged crude tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz; India's mission in Oman shifted five nationals ashore safely. UKMTO says all crew are safe; the strike is the sixth on a commercial vessel in the region this week.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

Official portrait of US President Donald Trump

International

Trump rejects Iran's latest peace offer as the war enters its eighth month

Seven months after the United States went to war with Iran, negotiators met in New York in the first talks since June. President Trump rejected Tehran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for ending the US naval blockade.

2 October 2026 · 1 min read