AdvertisementWorldMiddle EastMiddle East at war ‘Middle of the game’: Iran renews list of demands around Strait of Hormuz Patrick Sykes , Sara Gharaibeh and Cam Kettles Updated August 9, 2026 — 2:51pm ,first published August 9, 2026 — 9:29am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. People at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. AdvertisementThe US must never threaten Iran again, his statement said, and must permanently end the war with Iran and its armed allies in the region. Washington has repeatedly suggested that it’s part of negotiations over the management of Hormuz, which Iran disputes. Clashes between the Iran-backed Houthi militants and the Saudi-aligned internationally recognised government in Yemen also threaten to further escalate tensions in the Middle East.