David Vujanovic

Ballistic missile strike shows Iran's struggle over confrontation versus negotiation remains unresolved

Tehran appears to have forced Washington to expend valuable interceptors before deploying more advanced systems

Tehran and Washington locked in tit-for-tat exchanges of fire, with each retaliatory strike ratcheting up conflict

Washington says main objective is ensuring oil and gas can flow through Strait of Hormuz, as crude prices surge

Conflict appears to be entering more dangerous phase, with widening attacks likely to fuel cycles of retaliation

Washington appears focused on degrading sites that underpin Tehran threat to vital waterway while preserving options for further escalation

Ships can be repaired but companies need crews willing to sail into danger zone as attacks continue

Satellite images reveal vast underground site that could be beyond reach of American bunker-buster bombs

Month-old ceasefire faces gravest test yet as uncertainty rises over Strait of Hormuz energy routes

Tehran attacks neighbouring countries despite Gulf states' continuing diplomatic efforts

Attacks have damaged Tehran’s military capabilities but dispute over Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved

Gulf’s longtime intermediary finds itself squeezed between Washington and Tehran after Iran’s IRGC rebuffed its planned Hormuz shipping corridor

Sultanate's foreign minister says future strait arrangements will not include 'imposition of any transit fees'

Initial pact deliberately vague on detail, with both sides now trying to sell it to domestic audiences

Despite tense opening and Trump threats, negotiators agree 60-day roadmap and crisis channels for Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon