Iran and Oman hold talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz and other news from around the Middle East

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran’s trading partners, as a warning for them to sever financial ties with the Islamic Republic or face retaliation from the United States. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Iran’s Foreign Ministry, via AP)

In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi talk while walking at the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, meets Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Riyad Abu Dagga, 69, visits the grave of his daughter, Mariam Dagga, a freelance journalist who worked with The Associated Press and other news outlets during the Gaza war…

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