Trump Denies US-Iran Talks Amid Ongoing Tensions in Middle East

US President Donald Trump stated that there are no planned talks between the US and Iran. However, he insisted that the Strait of Hormuz remains open and operating despite limited traffic and a reported strike on a ship exiting the waterway.

A projectile damaged the engine room of a ship in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman, resulting in a crew casualty, according to the British military's UK Maritime Trade Operations center. The Omani Coast Guard is assisting other crew members, and authorities are investigating.

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed they fired drones at an oil refinery in neighboring Saudi Arabia, the latest attack threatening to reignite Yemen's civil war and open another front in the Middle East.