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441 resultsfor “Iran attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz”

Conflicts

What’s the significance of UAE’s Fujairah, hit on Monday?

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 5
Politics

Democrats gain midterm edge, NPR poll shows. And, U.S. pauses 'Project Freedom'

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

NPR Topics: NewsMay 6
Conflicts

Middle East crisis live: Trump insists ceasefire is intact after Iran and US exchange fire in Hormuz

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

The Guardian WorldMay 8
Politics

How long can Iran survive the US’s Hormuz blockade?

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

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 24
Politics

US-Iran ceasefire holds despite Hormuz standoff: Pentagon chief Hegseth

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 5
Conflicts

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz. And, VA voters approve redistricting effort

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

NPR Topics: NewsApr 22
Politics

Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war

Strait of Hormuz, according to Germany’s DPA news agency. The draft reportedly calls on Iran to halt attacks on shipping

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Politics

US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz

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

The Guardian WorldApr 27
Politics

US, Iran inch closer to deal to end the war: What to know

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 24
Politics

Oman caught between US and Iran after Tehran claims joint strait of Hormuz plan

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

The Guardian WorldMay 15
Conflicts

Maths behind Hormuz toll: Is paying Iran for transit cheaper than blockade?

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 21
Politics

Trump, Xi discuss Strait of Hormuz as Chinese vessels transit key waterway

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 14
Politics

‘Operation Epic Fury’ has ended: Is the Iran war over?

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Business

Oil prices ease as US seeks reopening of the Hormuz 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

BBC NewsMay 6
Conflicts

US-Iran ceasefire under strain as Gulf states report drone 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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 10
Politics

US official says China is ‘funding’ Iran, urges Beijing to help open Hormuz

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 4
Politics

Iran’s top diplomat in Russia as Tehran intensifies efforts to end the war

attacks on Iran. The truce, mediated by Pakistan, has since been strained by disputes over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 27
Politics

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

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

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Politics

Trump says Iran attack on ‘hold’: What we know about latest negotiations

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

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 19
Conflicts

US says it struck Iranian radar sites as Iran targets American forces in Kuwait

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

BBC NewsJun 1
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