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Hormuz The vital waterway is Iran’s most significant strategic asset, the narrow passage ships one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies in peacetime. Tehran has effectively closed
Strait of Hormuz even after the war ends. Yemen will remain the southern gateway to the Bab al-Mandeb, one of the world’s most vital waterways. Egypt will continue to control the Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz, January 17, 2012 [Raheb Homavandi/Reuters] ## What’s in Chabahar port for India? In southeastern Iran, perched on the Gulf of Oman, the Chabahar port comprises two terminals: Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti
Strait of Hormuz with all strength” in response to US President Donald Trump’s [announcement](/news/2026/5/3/trump-says-us-will-help-free-up-ships-stuck-in-hormuz-strait) on Sunday that the US would “guide” vessels stranded by the US-Israeli war on Iran through
tensions, resulting in sporadic skirmishes near the waterway, which Tehran blocked following the beginning of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28. Here is what we know so far: ## What is the latest
Iran policy, declaring, "This is not our war." [In an interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NAg3To46yY&t=962s), Starmer also said he was "fed up" at the economic consequences wrought upon ordinary Britons "because of the actions of Putin
tensions did not ease overnight. In the early hours of Monday, Trump announced on Truth Social that the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Spruance had intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, the Touska, nearly
tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it). ### Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Ghalibaf, 64, has served as Iran’s parliamentary speaker since 2020. He was commander of the IRGC air force from
tension. Any new “ceasefire within the ceasefire” is very fragile, analysts say, with multiple flashpoints that could lead to fresh exchanges of strikes and missile barrages at any moment. Israeli officials have rejected repeated Iranian
tensions between Israel and the US to accelerate a deal from a US president desperate to extricate himself from a war that is turning into an alarming show of American diplomatic and military impotence. Donald
Strait of Hormuz. The move jeopardized potential U.S.-Iran peace talks and came after a senior Iranian official said that Trump's [ceasefire extension "means nothing."](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates) Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed
tensions escalated further on April 20 when US forces captured an Iranian container ship near the Gulf in a move Iran described as an “act of piracy“. On April 22, the IRGC fired on three
Hormuz. Instead, Britain and several other European nations have offered to help secure the strait once it is open. Economically, trade disputes have resurfaced, particularly over Britain’s digital services tax, which targets major US
tensions have continued to mount. Over the weekend, drones struck an electrical generator outside the perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia separately said it intercepted three drones
tension there is,” said Dahlia Scheindlin, an American-Israeli political consultant and pollster. “I wouldn’t be surprised, as the war is clearly going very poorly from all perspectives related to the original goals
Hormuz. Twenty percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments transit the waterway during peacetime. The blockage of the strait has triggered a major shortage of oil around the world
US President Donald Trump met Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a shaky ceasefire set to expire. **BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty