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Live Updates: Trump says Strait of Hormuz deal could happen today or tomorrow amid Iran-Oman talks - CBS News
WorldBy Duarte Dias, Mark Osborne8/5/20261 min read
President Trump told reporters Tuesday evening that an announcement on the Strait of Hormuz could happen today or tomorrow, following talks between Iran and Oman.
✨ Key Highlights
- Iran and Oman are nearing an agreement on new arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's state news agency, though the deal would stop short of fully reopening the strategic waterway.
- President Trump said "a lot of progress had been made" on reopening the strait and suggested an announcement could come as soon as Thursday or the following day.
- A late-Thursday attack by Yemen-based Houthi militants wounded 11 people in the Najran region of southern Saudi Arabia, the highest toll in the kingdom in more than four years of conflict, according to a Riyadh-led coalition.
- Coalition spokesman Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the casualties included seven Saudis, two Egyptians, a Yemeni and a Pakistani, as the Iranian-backed Houthis intensify strikes to support Tehran in its war with the U.S.
- Earlier Thursday, Houthi rebels killed at least 58 Yemeni government troops in missile and drone attacks on military positions in central and eastern Yemen, with spokesman Yahya Saree citing a Saudi-backed military buildup.
- Trump denied reports of significant U.S. munitions shortages tied to the Iran war, saying supplies of some powerful weapons are "virtual unlimited" while others are "a little bit tighter," and expressed satisfaction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The U.S. has used nearly all of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war with Iran, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter tell CBS News.
Specifically, the U.S.