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Strait of Hormuz over which Iran exerts maritime control, therefore subjecting any ship travelling to or from the port to be in Iran’s jurisdiction. The port was struck earlier this month, but Iran denied
significant. It is on the UAE's small stretch of coastline that is beyond the Strait of Hormuz, facing instead the Gulf of Oman. Fujairah is the terminus of an oil pipeline that allows
strait of Hormuz. Iran then launched a wave of retaliatory airstrikes claiming hits on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. The tit-for-tat attacks were the most severe escalation since a ceasefire
military strikes against Iranian targets on Monday. **Vahid Salemi/AP** Vahid Salemi/AP - 🎧 **Iran's semi-official state media reports that it plans to negotiate a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz** within one month
Strait of Hormuz protocol](/economy/2026/4/9/what-is-irans-strait-of-hormuz-protocol-and-will-other-nations-accept-it), which would include a tax on ships passing through the waterway. An early estimate indicates that Iran has suffered about $270bn in direct and indirect damages since the start
significant leverage over the radical Islamist Iranian regime since the war began. The Trump administration may want China to exploit that relationship to convince the Islamic Republic to open the Strait of Hormuz. Trump
military bases. One drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials there said on Sunday, and Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones. Iran stepped up attacks
Strait of Hormuz and its continued ability to penetrate Gulf states’ and Israeli air defences, leaving the US with no clear exit strategy. The domestic political cost is already severe. US crude oil jumped past
military technologies such as niche equipment that it can still sell, and testing some Chinese equipment or components," says Gabuev. Russia also has vast energy resources that are strategically important to China. At a press
Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 2. **Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP** Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP - 🎧 **Trump has said that the U.S. has won the war**, but very few of his objectives
strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade) will signal to Tehran that the strategic waterway remains a bargaining asset beyond parallel. It will also confirm in Iran’s eyes that the US president’s chaotic approach
military conflict with the United States, if negotiations [fail to produce acceptable results.](/news/2026/5/13/trump-faces-slew-of-bad-options-on-iran-as-diplomacy-falters) In a stream of state-orchestrated messaging to both domestic and foreign audiences, Araghchi also warned that despite the damage
Strait of Hormuz. "It's at the forefront of everything that we did in the Fifth Fleet, knowing that if we carried out military operations, this would be a card that the Iranians would play
military has seized one Iranian vessel during the siege. For its part, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) captured two foreign [commercial ships](/news/2026/4/22/iranian-gunboat-fires-on-container-ship-off-oman-coast) in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, saying they violated
Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran,” he wrote on Truth Social. “If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than
Strait of Hormuz have heightened Beijing’s concerns over energy security, given China’s heavy dependence on imported oil and gas passing through contested shipping lanes. That has renewed attention on the proposed Power
Hormuz it is willing within a month to ensure the passage of shipping returns to prewar levels. But it has also set up a body, the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, now sanctioned
strait of Hormuz – represent the most serious and extensive breakdown of the truce to date. The US president, Donald Trump, has raised the prospect of further attacks on the country, while his defence secretary, [Pete
significantly disrupted through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the US spar over control of the strategic waterway. The US and Israel also directed some of their [thousands of strikes](/news/2026/4/7/iran-warns-region-and-beyond-as-tension-builds-ahead-of-us-ultimatum) against ports, naval
Strait of Hormuz open after Iran war.” Earlier this month, The Independent reported that Prime Minister Keir Starmer risked US President Donald Trump’s wrath as he “refuses to let US use UK bases