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Strait of Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are shipped in peacetime. Iran
Iran, raising airfares and prompting some airlines to cut flights. **The Trump administration says its effort to get ships out of the Strait of Hormuz** and protect them from Iranian attacks
ship on Thursday, saying its forces “immediately and in retaliation attacked American military vessels”. Reacting to the attacks in the Gulf, **Ebrahim Azizi,** head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, wrote
Iran has also blocked the Strait of Hormuz and reportedly placed mines in the strait to disrupt shipping, sending global oil prices soaring. Since the US began its naval blockade of Iranian ports
Hormuz, traffic in the strait remains largely at a standstill, ship tracking data shows. ## Iran stresses ‘new equation’ Hegseth said on Tuesday that the US has secured the waterway and is communicating with ships, companies
ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday morning**, hours after President Trump announced that he is extending the ceasefire with Iran. The attacks
Strait of Hormuz, according to Germany’s DPA news agency. The draft reportedly calls on Iran to halt attacks on shipping
attack on Iran in February, but it would achieve none of Washington’s professed war aims, which included a permanent end to Iran’s nuclear programme. The UN’s International Maritime Organisation firmly rejected
attacks and the fighting in Lebanon. ## What are the main sticking points? ### Strait of Hormuz A major dispute between Tehran and Washington is over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route linking
Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) said it was coordinating with Muscat over the future management of the strait of Hormuz, including Tehran’s plans – opposed by the US – for fees to be paid by commercial shipping
Iran closed the waterway on March 4 and began attacks on vessels attempting to sail through, traffic came to a standstill, stranding about 2,000 ships on either side of the strait. In terms
Strait of Hormuz. “As of today, CENTCOM forces have redirected 70 commercial vessels and disabled 4 to ensure compliance,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X. ## Attacks on vessels A ship anchored off the United
attacks on Iran began. Then, the US announcement of a naval blockade on Iranian ports added to the standoff around the strait. After Trump announced Project Freedom, Iran said ships trying to use the strait
Iran to end the war. Trump said [the US would pause its operation](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypekl71gdo) to guide ships through the key Strait of Hormuz trade route - a move that triggered an escalation in attacks
Iran restricting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of traded oil transited before the war, and the United States imposing a blockade of Iranian ports. Several attacks have
Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. “The attacks from Iran have closed the strait. We are reopening it. So I would urge the Chinese to join us in supporting this international operation,” Bessent said
attacks on Iran. The truce, mediated by Pakistan, has since been strained by disputes over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
attacked any of the US vessels in Hormuz. - **Have any vessels made it out of the strait?** US Central Command (Centcom) said two US-flagged merchant vessels had “successfully transited” the strait, but Iran
attacks and have mounted a ground invasion in the south of the country. Washington has urged Tehran to dismantle its nuclear programme and lift a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, which, before
Iran's southern coast, and Qeshm, an island in the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station