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impacted after Iran effectively closed the [key Strait of Hormuz waterway](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) in retaliation
Iran on 28 February, with potential peace deals and further escalations impacting the market. The three-month-long war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz
strait of Hormuz, “until a ‘Final Deal’ is reached. “Things should move quickly,” Trump promised on his Truth Social platform, in a well-worn assurance he has offered repeatedly over the past two months
Iran took turns at closing and blockading the strait of Hormuz shipping channel. Limiting the number of cargo ships passing through the 5km-wide passage has had an extraordinary global impact
Strait of Hormuz has been inflicting enormous impact on the Indo-Pacific,” Takaichi said on Monday. “We affirmed that Japan and Australia will closely communicate with each other in responding with a sense of urgency
strait of Hormuz, the key waterway which was closed to shipping by Iran in the early days of the conflict, cutting the supply of around a fifth of the world
Strait of Hormuz waterway is still effectively closed - causing economic impacts around the world. Answering questions from senators on Thursday, Hegseth said: "We are in a ceasefire right now, which our understanding means
close to agreeing these terms](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/trump-ceasefire-iran-strait-of-hormuz), but is trying to find ways to phrase them to make them more palatable to his domestic audience. ![Vessels in the strait of Hormuz near the beach
Iran, which began on February 28. Tehran responded by hitting back at Israel, US military assets and other infrastructure in Gulf countries. It also closed off most access to the Strait of Hormuz, through which
Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Merz compared the war to previous military quagmires, such as the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. “It is, at the moment, a pretty tangled situation,” he said
Iran, the White House and the Iranian regime have agreed a framework deal to bring about a more long-term end to hostilities. The Middle East crisis sent global oil prices soaring as the conflict
impact of a global energy shock and providing relief to customers affected by shipping constraints in the strait of Hormuz.” The strait, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply
strait of Hormuz. The attacks triggered a wave of retaliatory strikes from Iran on Wednesday morning, with Tehran saying it had targeted Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. Japan’s Nikkei index dropped 2%, while the tech
Hormuz shipping route, without giving further details. The narrow waterway, through which around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) usually passes, has been effectively closed since the conflict started
impact of the Iranian decision to keep the strait of Hormuz closed is yet to be tested, but Trump said last week that the world was four weeks from running out of sufficient refined
Hormuz. “Any decision to transit the strait will be based on risk assessments and close monitoring of the security situation, with the latest developments also included in the ongoing assessments.” ## Markets Oil prices plunged after
Hormuz, and its oil revenue. The US president told Fox News that "we're not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like and not people that they
Iran was signed on Wednesday, and should lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices have dropped close to their lowest since the conflict began as traders forecast the return of free
Hormuz into home waters that the Tehran regime can control and use to charge shippers millions in tolls, without accepting that tactical victory over Iran's armed forces has become a strategic defeat. Closing
Hormuz is open or closed, are reckless. Transit through the Strait must remain free of charge." She said the EU was widening sanctions on Tehran, adding "none of us want to see a nuclear-armed