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ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz out of the waterway. The effort – which began on Monday – ratcheted up tensions with the US military claiming it sunk several Iranian boats that attempted to interfere
Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20% of the world's crude oil and natural gas typically passes. The shipping route has been choked off by the war in the Middle East, with Iran
Iran. Despite the president’s assertion that the conflict has ceased, US troops continue to blockade Iranian ports and attack Iranian shipping, while Tehran’s forces are blocking access to the Strait of Hormuz
attacked Iran at the end of February. Shihab-Eldin had been visiting family in Kuwait and was arrested on 3 March, according to CPJ. The media watchdog said he was charged with spreading false information
Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global oil and natural gas exports are shipped during peacetime. Trump has also made the issue of Iran’s nuclear capability a “red line”. Iran’s de facto blockade
Hormuz. Shipping through the Strait has nearly stopped over fears of mines, Iranian attacks and seizures of ships. The president says he is prepared to wait for the best deal to end the war with
Strait of Hormuz, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.  in the greatest test so far to their month-long ceasefire. Tehran accused Washington of breaching the truce by targeting two ships in the strait
Strait of Hormuz. Israel on Saturday killed at least 24 people in a wave of attacks despite a ceasefire that took effect last month. Meanwhile, Washington is awaiting Tehran’s response to its latest proposal
Iran threatened to block “enemy” ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz – a crucial chokepoint for a fifth of the world’s oil – in the wake of the United States-Israeli war launched on February
Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. On Wednesday more details emerged about what transpired behind closed doors over 21 hours, when a US delegation headed by Vice-President JD Vance met face-to-face in Islamabad
attacks were successful. The predictions about the political cause-and-effect to follow were not. Iran has survived the initial strikes and remains defiant, [closing the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) in a move
Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important waterways. Iranian news agency Tasnim, however, said the vessel had ignored warnings issued by Iran’s armed forces. The incident followed a warning from
shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Speaking after a meeting of 49 countries, the prime minister underlined the work would be "strictly peaceful and defensive" and would only
Strait of Hormuz are sending oil prices to new highs. The [US-Israel war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/11/iran-war-live-trump-slams-tehrans-reply-israel-kills-2-medics-in-lebanon) entered its 73rd day on Monday. Late on Sunday, US President Donald Trump flatly rejected Iran’s latest
shipping and energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas flow – and hence squeezing supplies of oil-derived materials used in manufacturing, such as naphtha