Brent crude tops $106 a barrel as markets see no end in sight to the halt of traffic through the critical waterway.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran never sought a ceasefire with the US, and is ready for a long war.

Pressure grows on the US president's administration as war costs spiral and the mission's endgame remains unclear.

The US president's call for allied naval forces comes as Iran's Revolutionary Guard says, 'Let him send his ships'.

Meanwhile, more than 20,000 patients await evacuation as the Rafah crossing is set to partially reopen on Wednesday.