The Sultanate of Oman has taken part in the 15th General Conference of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), held in Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan, according to official participation from the Ministry of Education.

Iranian and Omani delegations have held a legal-technical meeting to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, arrangements for the safe passage of ships, and the sovereign rights of both countries over the strategic waterway.

The United States military said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran, targeting facilities it claimed were responsible for attacks on American forces during what it described as unprovoked hostilities by Tehran.

A US warplane has fired on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it allegedly attempted to breach a US-imposed blockade on Iranian ports.

The U.S. military disabled an Iranian-flagged, empty oil tanker on Wednesday morning after it tried to breach the U.S. naval blockade, amid signs of potential progress between Washington and Tehran toward ending the conflict.

Saudi Arabia has reduced its June official selling prices for crude oil to Asia, but the cut was smaller than expected, reflecting continued market uncertainty.

The United States attacked two civilian cargo boats travelling from the Omani coast to Iran, killing at least five people on board, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing a military source.

Two people have been injured in Oman after a residential building was struck in what appears to be a targeted incident that has raised fresh security concerns in the region.

Two residents were injured when a residential building, housing employees of a company in Bukha Governorate, was targeted, according to Oman’s state news agency.