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Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas supplies are shipped in peacetime, while US forces have enforced a corresponding blockade on Iranian ports. Negotiations for a long
happening on day 51 of the US-Iran conflict? The strategic Strait of Hormuz was [closed again](/news/2026/4/18/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail) amid the standoff between Iran and the United States, as the influential Iranian parliamentary speaker indicated that
happened in the Gulf on Thursday? US President Donald Trump said three US Navy destroyers were attacked as they moved through the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit through which one-fifth of the world
Strait of Hormuz, a global energy chokepoint under de facto Iranian blockade, has to be open “one way or the other”. On the diplomacy, he said negotiating a deal with Iran could “take
strait of Hormuz to ships using other Gulf ports. The blockade has created further uncertainty for shippers, oil companies and war risk insurers. On Wednesday morning, US central command (Centcom) said US forces had “achieved
blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed”, Trump wrote on Truth Social a day after he said
strait of Hormuz through which roughly 20% of global oil and natural gas exports were shipped before the war. Bessent also commented on US tariffs on other nations, saying they could be back in place
happening with the ceasefire? The US-Iran ceasefire began on April 8 after nearly six weeks of US and Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory Iranian attacks against Israel and across the Gulf region
Strait of Hormuz, threats of further strikes, and what he described as unreasonable demands could not be reconciled with a genuine pursuit of peace. “As long as the naval blockade remains, faultlines remain,” [he added
Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it said. By 10:30 GMT on Saturday, no fewer than eight [oil and gas tankers](/economy/2026/4/18/as-oil-prices-plunge-below-91-after-weeks-a-new-hormuz-crisis-emerges) had crossed the strait, but at least
strait of Hormuz, Iran has realised how geography and globalisation have given it an immeasurable asset, one that it will take years of new pipeline construction to devalue. --- Not surprisingly, so universally damning
Strait of Hormuz. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain and another country in its attack, without naming Kuwait. It said
happened. The Strait of Hormuz has remained largely blocked since the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran in February and Tehran responded by blocking the crucial waterway through which 20% of the world
happening in the Strait of Hormuz? The Iranian military shut the strait, which is shared between the territorial waters of Iran and Oman, following the February 28 strikes on Tehran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil transit chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of global energy exports passes. “The White House is left with a set of bad options,” said Allison Minor
Strait of Hormuz within 30 days. Iran would also be required to hand over an estimated 440kg (970lb) stock of uranium, which it has [enriched to 60 percent](/news/2026/4/14/why-are-the-us-iran-arguing-over-duration-of-uranium-enrichment-ban). The US wants to prevent Iran
happening on day 59 amid diplomatic push to end conflict? Iran has stepped up diplomatic efforts to end the war with the United States, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shuttling between Pakistan and Oman
Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells reporters. Hegseth said on Tuesday that President [Donald Trump](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz) will make the decision as to when the truce ends, signalling that Washington may be willing
US-Iran peace talks on April 13, 2026. **AFP via Getty Images** AFP via Getty Images The blockade is seen as a tactic to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where nearly
happening on day 56 after Trump extended ceasefire? US President Donald Trump [has announced](/news/liveblog/2026/4/24/iran-war-live-lebanon-truce-extended-trump-says-time-not-on-tehrans-side) a three-week extension to the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon after talks at the White House with Israeli