European Union ministers and leaders pushed back on ideas to protect the strait, including expanding a maritime operation already in place in the Red Sea.
Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe.
Despite its public objections to Israel’s actions, the UK is buying spyware developed and tested on Palestinians.
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz says Ali Larijani, Iran’s security chief, has been killed in an Israeli strike.
The ship was struck near an Emirati port, in the first such attack in five days. The United Arab Emirates also said it was intercepting Iranian drones and missiles.
Israel’s Defence Minister Katz has claimed that Iran’s security chief has been assassinated.
After President Trump said he needed to postpone his meeting in Beijing with Xi Jinping, a spokesman for China said officials were still discussing the timing of a meeting.
From energy exports to tourism, the economies of Gulf nations are at risk from a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
The Iranian regime is designed to survive power vacuums. That, however, does not mean it will survive the war unscathed.
Barraged by Iranian attacks and questioning the value of security ties with the United States, nations in the Gulf have turned to Ukraine, Australia and Italy for help.