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ships came under attack yesterday** while navigating through waters near Iran. U.S. Central Command says it responded by launching strikes on Iranian missile and drone sites. Iran says that the U.S. started Thursday's violence
Strait of Hormuz, and on April 22, seized two Panama and Liberia-flagged cargo ships. US forces separately seized the Iranian-flagged MV Touska and detained its crew in the Gulf of Oman on April
Strait of Hormuz and launching drone and missile attacks across the region. The fighting was halted on April 8 after the two-week ceasefire was reached. Iran, however, continued to block Hormuz because Israel refused
ships trying to access the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran and the United States have blocked. The surge in petrol prices amid the US-Israel war on Iran has also likely made fuel tankers, such
Hormuz, where nearly 20% of the global supply of oil and gas normally moves. It's also a key passageway for other goods such as fertilizer, aluminum and helium. Iran closed the waterway in retaliation
shipping. This was greatly appreciated by the American military.” Crosetto added: “The incredible thing is, they’ve used the strait of Hormuz, while we haven’t.” There was no immediate official response from Spain, which
strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images The US remains suspicious that Oman is privately making plans for a system of fees that would be indistinguishable from tolls. Oman has been assisting ships, including US vessels
Strait of Hormuz, along with large volumes of liquefied natural gas and petroleum gas. But the narrow Gulf shipping route has become inaccessible as the conflict around Iran intensifies. India had recently resumed importing Iranian
ships out of the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has yet to react publicly to the pause but the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) alluded to the strait reopening if there
attack on Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world
ships had fired at a tanker as it attempted to pass through the strait on Saturday. Reuters reported an Indian-flagged vessel carrying crude oil had also been attacked while in the waterway. Iran
attacks overnight in and near the strait of Hormuz struck an Iranian cargo vessel, wounding 10 sailors and leaving five others missing. It was not immediately clear whether the vessel was directly targeted. US Central
attacks from Iran. German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has said it will not resume transiting the strait for now as the situation remains tense. **At a Turning Points USA event in Georgia on Tuesday
Hormuz has become a key flashpoint of the conflict after Iran retaliated against US-Israeli strikes since 28 February by threatening to attack vessels that try to use it. Energy prices have surged as nearly
Hormuz would be "completely open" to commercial vessels for the remainder of the ceasefire. But on Saturday, Iran said it was closing the strait again and that any ship that approached it would be targeted
Strait of Hormuz has rattled global markets, [raising the national average](https://gasprices.aaa.com/) price of gas above $4 a gallon. The other big demand coming from Washington centers on Iran's nuclear program
attacks in Lebanon as a condition to continue negotiating with the U.S. --- ## International backlash over the war in Iran The prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is being met with increased criticism by world
attacks since the [April 8 truce](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire). An oil facility in Fujairah was struck, wounding three Indian workers. Iran denied involvement. The US and Iran each claimed they had hit the other’s ships
ships line up in the strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP Araghchi was highly critical last year of Europe’s refusal to stand up to Trump when the E3 powers – [France](https://www.theguardian.com/world/france), Germany
Hormuz. He said ships were slipping through at night, aided by the destruction of Iranian radar equipment. Trump said as a result more than 100 million barrels of oil have evaded Iran's chokehold