Riyadh pulls out of regional talks to de-escalate hostilities over Strait of Hormuz in wake of drone attack last week

   Shift to specified windows for military protection follows increase in Iranian attacks

   There is a tendency on the part of some world leaders to decide that they can do it themselves

   Interim proposal on managing shipping is first hint of diplomatic progress to reopen the strategic waterway in weeks

   US president’s remarks follow talks between Gulf state and Tehran over provisional arrangement to manage Strait of Hormuz

   Qatar, Oman, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan hold leverage in crucial areas

   Iranian rhetoric hardens amid push to seal deal between Islamic republic and Oman that would reopen the waterway

   Islamic republic is determined to retain a degree of control over the chokepoint

   US president said negotiations were last chance’ for Islamic republic

   Vessels that dare to use route close to Oman’s coast face increased risk of Iranian missiles

   International Maritime Organization announces pause after container ship was hit by unknown projectile’

   US president’s threat against longtime mediator heightens concerns about unpredictability of Washington’s policy

   World has come to depend on capital from the region more deeply than many realise

   Closure of Strait of Hormuz has caused growing dislocation’ between global benchmarks and cost of physical supplies

   Oman base seeks to prioritise government and commercial relief services as attempts to reopen other centres falter

   Charter operators vie to secure slots in Muscat as airports in UAE and Qatar remain constrained

   Subsidies for locals and tax-free salaries have left region fiscally vulnerable

   Tehran’s message to neighbours is that it will not negotiate over nuclear programme while under attack, diplomats say

   Traders had been expecting cartel to postpone plan to boost output

   Companies in Oman, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia explore markets fuelled by energy transition as they diversify beyond oil and gas

   Foreign minister Badr Albusaidi represents Gulf state that has facilitated talks between Iran and US

   Six people killed and dozens injured by gunmen in first-ever attack claimed by Islamist jihadist group in Gulf nation

   A new genre of extreme sport is opening the Sultanate’s mountainous interior. Will you take the plunge?

   Sea sparkle’ bedazzles in the dark but is responsible for a reeking green carpet of algae by day

   Indirect negotiations in Oman aimed to end strikes against shipping by Tehran-backed Houthis