2026-08-12
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The newly appointed secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen
until America, quote, changes its behavior
and accepts Iran's conditions for ending the war, according to Iranian state media.
Iran is separately discussing with Oman a route through the waterway that would not fully reopen it.
Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's demand for compensation for war damage.
The Houthis said they attacked a cargo ship in the Bab al-Mandab Strait that was transporting Saudi military equipment.
The strike killed at least six people, the first deaths caused by a Houthi attack since the Iran war began.
Last month, the Iran-backed group blockaded Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast.
It hit Saudi-linked tankers and attacked oil facilities.
Colombia declared a state of emergency after an earthquake killed at least 200 people.
The epicenter of the 7.4-magnitude quake was in the western Choco province, in the country's coffee-growing region.
It toppled buildings across the province, trapping many under the rubble.