Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until Washington lifts sanctions and blockade measures, releases frozen assets and ends military operations.

US president says Washington is in direct contact with Iran’s IRGC and threatens Oman over its role in negotiations, while urging Israel to halt strikes in Gaza.

Iranian commander Hatami says citizens can receive $30,000 for capturing or killing US soldiers who attacked Iran.

Two migrants deported from the United States to Eswatini have returned to their home countries.

The US has lifted security restrictions imposed on vessels arriving from Nigeria after more than a decade, the Marine and Blue economy Minister Adegboyega Oyetola said on Tuesday.

Egypt has reiterated its support for the African Union’s mission in Somalia and called for sustained international backing for peacekeeping efforts in the country.