176 resultsfor “Trump statement on Strait of Hormuz ships”
Trump said the ceasefire was [“on life support”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/donald-trump-ceasefire-with-iran-on-life-support-reject-peace-proposals), and reports in Israeli media suggest a resumption of hostilities is imminent. Pakistan, which has mediated the discussions since a ceasefire came into effect
Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20% of the world's crude oil and natural gas typically passes. The shipping route has been choked off by the war in the Middle East, with Iran
Trump had requested changes to its terms. The changes are related to the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel and the removal of highly enriched uranium from Iran, the BBC's US news partner CBS News
strait of Hormuz two violating ships,” the Guards said in a statement. “The two offending ships … were seized by the IRGC’s naval forces and directed to the Iranian coast.” A UK-based maritime security
ships in the strait of Hormuz a day after **Donald Trump** announced he was indefinitely calling off US attacks, while there is no sign of peace talks restarting. The status of a two-week
ships through the [Strait of Hormuz](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/3/iran-lawmaker-says-strait-of-hormuz-will-not-return-to-pre%E2%80%91war-state), which remains under a de facto Iranian blockade. The operation will start on Monday, the US president says. Iran took control of the Strait
ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. --- ## Israel says Netanyahu will speak to Lebanon's president An Israeli official said Prime Minister Netanyahu would speak with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday, though Lebanon
Trump said the United States received favorable news related to Iran just prior to landing at Joint Base Andrews. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2F9f%2Fe40ec65f42bbad8ad2570e1746e7%2Fgettyimages-2271863466.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5789780/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran says
Hormuz,” Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement read by a state television anchor. The statement said Tehran would secure the Gulf region and eliminate what he described as “the enemy’s abuses of the waterway
Hormuz. Oil [prices tumbled](https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-oil-iran-war-50e10bf2aa9b0b658c51e17db3eb3b13) and stock markets rallied on the announcement the strait was open for commercial ships. --- ## World leaders urge restraint as an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes hold President Trump hailed
Hormuz since April 13. Tehran called the incident a [ceasefire violation](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know) and demanded the immediate release of the ship, its crew members and their families. Iran’s Foreign Ministry described the seizure as “extremely
statements to get ahead of the curve. An alternative explanation, suggested by [Australian-American economist Justin Wolfers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLb4ivyQA2g), is what he calls the “known liar problem”. The markets know [Trump is an unreliable
Trump said in a post on Sunday that the US marines have taken custody of a vessel** that tried to get past the American blockade on Iranian ports, adding that US forces stopped the ship
Hormuz must remain open to support the free flow of energy”. Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait, a narrow waterway linking Gulf oil producers to the open ocean and through which
Strait of Hormuz would be open to commercial shipping and the US would lift its naval blockade. "Let the oil flow!" Trump exclaimed on Sunday. He went on to declare that, in contrast with
statement. The transfer comes after US President Donald Trump’s administration agreed in March to release 172 million barrels of crude as part of the [IEA’s coordination of the largest unloading](/news/2026/3/11/iea-proposes-release-of-400m-barrels-of-oil-from-strategic-reserves) of global
Hormuz, it will take a few months for the oil market to rebalance,” he wrote in an emailed statement to Bloomberg. “But if trade and shipping remain curtailed by more than a few weeks from
statement issued with his French counterpart, Catherine Vautrin. Nevertheless, the status of the multinational mission remains unclear. At times, [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) demanded that other countries helped open the strait of Hormuz; while
Hormuz. He said ships were slipping through at night, aided by the destruction of Iranian radar equipment. Trump said as a result more than 100 million barrels of oil have evaded Iran's chokehold
Strait of Hormuz disrupts global shipping and elevates gas prices in the U.S. Another House war powers resolution nearly passed last week, falling on a tie vote as three Republicans voted in favor. ### [Middle East