Live Updates: IDF destroys Hezbollah infrastructure, Iran to delay Hormuz agreement with Oman

August 5, 8:54 AM — Iran to delay Hormuz agreement with Oman. By REUTERS. Iranian state media, citing an informed source, says the Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman will be delayed as long as the US continues to threaten Iran.

August 5, 8:51 AM — Trump says 'all-day negotiation' was held with Iran on Tuesday. By REUTERS. President Donald Trump said there was an "all-day negotiation" on Tuesday with Iran, characterizing the talks positively while also threatening to hit Iran "really hard" if a deal was not reached. Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News' @ Night show.

August 5, 8:51 AM — Gulf shipping traffic steady amid uncertainty of peace talks, eight ships transit Strait of Hormuz. Six of the vessels, three tankers and three bulk carriers, were entering the strait, while a gas carrier and a tanker were exiting. Some 130 ships would typically transit the waterway before the war. By REUTERS. Shipping traffic at the key Middle Eastern maritime chokepoints of the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab was little changed on Tuesday from the previous day, ship-tracking data showed. Eight vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, including five tankers and three bulk carriers, shipping data from Kpler showed, the same as the previous day.

August 5, 8:51 AM — Iran lied about negotiations with US, Strait of Hormuz to open 'very soon', Trump says. "The Strait's going to be open very soon, or they're going to get hit very hard, and then the Strait's going to be open," Trump said. By IDAN KWELLER. US President Donald Trump said that Iran had been asking him for talks and then lying publicly about ongoing negotiations in an interview on Wednesday morning. Trump revealed that the United States had been prepared to launch what he described as a massive military operation before deciding to pursue diplomacy. "We were going to a tremendous attack, the biggest since World War II, and they called me and said, very politely, 'Please, can we talk?' They didn't want [the attack], and I said, 'Yes. We can talk. Let's get it done. Finally, let's get it done.'"

August 5, 8:20 AM — Strait of Hormuz agreement to be delayed as long as US threatens Iran, Iranian media says. By REUTERS. The Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman would be delayed as long as the US continued to threaten Iran, Iranian state media said on Wednesday, citing an informed source.

August 5, 5:52 AM — US, Iran, Oman edge closer to deal that could temporarily reopen Strait of Hormuz - report. Washington is aiming for an interim agreement between the US, Iran, and Oman that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to be announced Wednesday. By LEO FEIERBERG BETTER, REUTERS. The US, Iran, and Oman are close to an interim deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported early Wednesday morning, citing two regional sources and a US official. According to the sources, Washington is aiming for the agreement to be announced on Wednesday.