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Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping channel that has been [effectively closed](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy02rz27l32o) since the conflict started in late February. Fox News quoted Trump on Wednesday as saying that an Iranian drone
response to the US blockade. The price of oil has seen sharp swings since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran as the key Strait of Hormuz - which usually carries about
US-linked military facilities, arguing that countries hosting bases used in attacks against Iran could not evade responsibility. After weeks of faltering diplomacy, Washington and Tehran were reportedly close late last week to a deal
response to the latest US proposal, but is continuing to exchange diplomatic messages via mediator Pakistan. Trump has repeatedly played up the prospect of an agreement that would end the US-Israel war on Iran
Hormuz. After the start of the war on 28 February, Iran largely closed the strait, throwing global markets into turmoil and driving up oil prices. The US later imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports
closed:** In response to the latest attacks, Iran’s top military command announced the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit routes. Officials warned all vessels
closed the Strait of Hormuz following the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran. On Monday, tensions continued to escalate in and around the Strait of Hormuz. First, US President Donald Trump announced that
Hormuz, despite Iran having allowed some Indian ships to pass through it at certain times since the US-Israel war on Iran began. Iran closed the strait early into the war, threatening to fire
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
Hormuz. Iran has insisted that Lebanon was part of the truce and kept the strait closed to pressure an end to the Israeli bombardment of the country. Trump, in turn, ordered his own blockade
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
close, President [Donald Trump](/news/2026/6/9/did-netanyahu-really-defy-trump-in-bombing-iran) has escalated his rhetoric against Tehran, suggesting that time has run out to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis. On Tuesday, the US military began striking targets inside Iran
Strait of Hormuz over which Iran exerts maritime control, therefore subjecting any ship travelling to or from the port to be in Iran’s jurisdiction. The port was struck earlier this month, but Iran denied
Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones that it said "posed a clear threat to ships
strait of Hormuz closed over Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, state media reported.** “Iran considers crossing the red lines in Lebanon and Gaza to mean direct war,” state TV quoted the IRGC’ intelligence organisation
Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it added. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US, said it was “impossible
US will violate it again. It’s better that we remain firm in our stance, for example, keep closing the Strait of Hormuz and not allow it to open,” a pro-government woman called Mohadese
response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” Centcom said in a social media post shortly after 5pm ET on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that the US “must, of necessity, respond
Iran as a response to what they call “the US aggression” on an Iranian oil tanker and IRGC communication facilities on Qeshm Island. “The spokesman for parliament’s National Security Committee said the United States
response. US President Donald Trump said he believed Iran wanted an agreement. “They want to make a deal. We’ve had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it’s very possible that