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Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments

Regional powers are pushing for de-escalation as a tanker is hit in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran rejects new U.S. sanctions.

  • The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization reported on Thursday that an oil tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, catching fire though the crew remained safe.
  • Regional powers are seeking an off-ramp from the Iran war as Field Marshal Asim Munir visited Tehran to revive a memorandum of understanding aimed at reopening the strategic waterway.
  • Parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf thanked China for rejecting the U.S. "economic D-Day" policies, while Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei dismissed new sanctions as "pure parody" on Wednesday.
  • President Donald Trump told Al Jazeera on Wednesday he has "no time schedule" to end the conflict, which reaches the six-month mark on Friday; Trump claimed the United States is "winning very big."
  • The ongoing Israel-Hamas war continues to see a surge in deadly strikes despite ceasefire efforts, while a Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ordered psychiatric hospitalization for a man who attacked a Catholic nun.
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Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments

Regional powers are seeking an off-ramp from the Iran war as another tanker attack is reported in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran dismisses Washington's latest sanctions.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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