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Map of dominance: Why Iran can’t afford to give up Hormuz control

Trump launched a new effort to open the vital energy chokepoint – which has been largely closed since the US-Israel war on Iran began on February 28 – by sending the navy to escort stranded tankers

Iran warns US naval blockade threatens ceasefire

vessels and oil tankers, this action by the US will constitute a prelude to a violation of the ceasefire,” said Major General Ali Abdollahi, the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

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

‘A stress test’: US-Germany rift widens as Iran-war drags on

vessels would only take part in operations to clear the narrow shipping lane after hostilities ended, the United States has relied heavily on bases and military infrastructure across Germany throughout its campaign in Iran. Merz

Gulf shrimpers want help from congress as fuel costs climb

threat. ![Acy Cooper and his grandson Caleb Hanson fill up the cooler on their shrimp trawler with ice at the dock before leaving for a 12 hour plus overnight shift of shrimping on August

Are Iran, US really close to a breakthrough ‘deal’?

threats, it would have done so a year ago,” he added, responding to Trump’s insistence that Tehran is under pressure to agree to a deal. “So far, Iran has not reached a final conclusion

Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

vessels and imposed a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation to U.S. and Israeli strikes and the U.S. responded by instituting a blockade on Iranian ports. The current two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire

US-Iran ceasefire? Not for Indian sailors being killed in Hormuz

Trump is expected to meet his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, next week at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France. So, why are Indian sailors dying in the Strait of Hormuz? ## Which ships

A child lost her dad in the Key Bridge collapse. Now, DHS wants to deport her mother

vessel](https://www.npr.org/2024/04/04/1242605876/baltimore-bridge-collapse-dolphins). Guerra Sandoval met him in 2016 in the U.S., and they bonded over being from the same town in Guatemala. They never married, but maintained a close friendship, said Guerra Sandoval