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Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?

aircraft carrier positioned at the eastern edge of the Gulf of Oman, roughly 200km (124 miles) to the south of the Iranian coast. This is the closest to the Gulf that BBC Verify has observed

Could the US-Iran war become a protracted ‘frozen’ conflict?

aircraft carrier strike group with thousands of elite troops, in the largest buildup since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. More than 10,000 US troops are estimated to have been deployed to the region

The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages

carriers an advantage over rivals who have not bought so much fuel in advance. "They will look to put pressure on other people who are not in such a healthy position," he says. But although

Mediators push to extend U.S.-Iran ceasefire

Middle East, as a delegation of Pakistani mediators arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials. [![In this aerial photo taken above the Arabian Sea on February 6, the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A rift between Spain and Trump widens over Spanish opposition to the Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737285/iran-war-spain-trump) This week, the Pentagon followed through, announcing [plans to withdraw