Iran has issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Oman says talks to manage the strait between it and Iran are continuing. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have targeted a crucial Yemeni government-held port on the Red Sea and attacked an oil facility in Saudi Arabia. A Houthi spokesperson said that Sunday's attacks were in response to Saudi drones breaching Yemen's airspace.
Elsewhere in the region, Yemen's military attacked the country's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in response to the strikes, escalating tensions and threatening to reignite the civil war.
When beekeeper Niveen al-Ashkar returned to her home in Jabalia, northern Gaza, after nearly two years of displacement, she found mostly rubble and debris. Amid the destruction, she saw a swarm of bees emerging from a small crack.
AP photos show young men riding motorcycles along the shore as a tractor pulls equipment from the water in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran; a choir performing in a Tehran Symphony Orchestra performance; an explosion at the Sanaa International Airport compound; and displaced Palestinian beekeepers harvesting honey from beehives at al-Dabba family bee farm in Gaza city.
Iran's demands regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could impact regional energy security, as the strait is a vital chokepoint for global oil shipments.