The monthly tally of laden liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers exiting the Strait of Hormuz reached its highest in October since the U.S.-Iran conflict disrupted shipping this year, vessel tracking data showed.
The conflict with Iran is rapidly nearing an end, but the United States wants a long-term solution that takes its allies’ interests into account, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
Iran does not intend to meet with the United States in Doha until Washington takes practical steps to meet its seven conditions, a senior Iranian security official said, commenting on media reports on the upcoming talks between Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei and U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Qatar.
U.S. President Donald Trump has held a phone call with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss regional developments and efforts to de-escalate tensions, according to the Qatari Emiri Diwan.
Earlier reports said that Iran had proposed a seven-point plan to the US
Russia has been advocating for an end to hostilities and the search for a diplomatic solution since the very beginning of the Iranian conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his meeting with Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar.
Qatar’s deputy prime minister Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has warned that global energy shockwaves from the U.S.-Israel war on Iran have yet to reach their peak, raising concerns about further disruption to supplies, international trade and economic growth.
Russian holding Gazprom and Iran's NIGC are discussing both a gas pipeline to export fuel from Russia to Iran and the pricing mechanisms for the gas to be purchased.
The Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived in Baku on October 14 to attend the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
Pakistan and Qatar continue their mediatory roles in the Iran-U.S. conflict, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
The Trump administration is backing a deal for Russian oil giant Lukoil’s overseas assets that is poised to deliver billions of dollars to the U.S. Treasury and bring shuttered refining capacity back online, The New York Post reported, citing a government insider.
Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni visited Doha, where he was received by the Emir of Qatar
The US military has bolstered the protection of oil infrastructure in Qatar and Saudi Arabia by deploying two additional Patriot batteries to these countries.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani discussed regional, global issues as well as bilateral ties in a closed-door meeting on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, the Communications Directorate said.
The United States has proposed investing $5 bln in a new fund that would help Middle East countries rebuild energy infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi has ruled out using pipelines as an alternative route for Qatar’s liquefied natural gas exports.
Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is “wrong” when he said that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will be worthless in two years.
Iranian authorities have announced that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US government accepts all of Tehran's conditions for resolving the conflict.
Tehran is now waiting for US President Donald Trump’s decision on the proposals
The military chiefs of Israel, the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt held a meeting in Germany last week about the war with Iran and regional tensions, two Israeli officials told Axios.
