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Qatar is exploring new diplomatic ideas to reopen Hormuz and revive US-Iran talks, but what could they actually involve?

A reported proposal to establish a new security zone in southern Lebanon would see Israeli forces pull back but maintain effective control of the area.

Iran plans a restricted zone around Hormuz and a new shipping corridor with Oman as it seeks to tighten control over the key waterway amid US tensions.

Speculation has returned over whether Iran and Oman may soon announce a temporary solution to the Hormuz following fresh talks in Muscat on Tuesday

Amcha Yisrael, led by Ofer Winter, is the newest party in Israel's right-wing camp and is already seeing early polling success.

The Trump administration has unveiled what it claimed were the 'toughest sanctions in history' as it tries to find a way out of its failed war on Iran.

The UAE suspends trade and financial exchanges with Iran, affecting a major economic relationship worth nearly $30 billion annually. 

Assad's death sentence in absentia could complicate a potential extradition process from Russia, where he sought asylum after his overthrow.

Iran's new security chief is an IRGC veteran, establishment hardliner and pragmatic operator now central to talks over Hormuz.