HERE IS THE LATEST:Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that progress has been made in talks ‌between Iran and Oman ⁠on the Strait of Hormuz, “but not finalized yet,” adding, “We’re hoping that ‌will happen very ‌shortly.” He made the comments after President Trump again backed down on attacks against Iran to allow for negotiations, saying, “I want to give them every last chance before decapitation. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed Tuesday they carried out a drone strike on “a sensitive target” at an airport in southern Saudi Arabia. The proposal also includes a “service fee,” with the revenue split between Iran and Oman. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Tuesday the direct negotiations would bring “nothing but shame, humiliation, and successive compromises” for Lebanon.