35 resultsfor “current US Iran tensions in Strait of Hormuz”
currently chosen to drag out the negotiations to pressure Iran through its [naval blockade of the country’s ports](/news/2026/4/19/trump-says-us-seized-iran-flagged-ship-trying-to-get-past-hormuz-blockade). The IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency on Wednesday released a video made with artificial intelligence
tensions rise again in the Strait of Hormuz – this time between Iran and the US – we break down what happened in the 1980s and examine the parallels and differences between the situations then
tensions. The US and Iran have also been continuing to attack, capture and intercept ships, while countries in the Gulf region have also come under attack again. So what’s Iran’s new peace proposal
Hormuz The vital waterway is Iran’s most significant strategic asset, the narrow passage ships one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies in peacetime. Tehran has effectively closed
Strait of Hormuz, January 17, 2012 [Raheb Homavandi/Reuters] ## What’s in Chabahar port for India? In southeastern Iran, perched on the Gulf of Oman, the Chabahar port comprises two terminals: Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti
Strait of Hormuz with all strength” in response to US President Donald Trump’s [announcement](/news/2026/5/3/trump-says-us-will-help-free-up-ships-stuck-in-hormuz-strait) on Sunday that the US would “guide” vessels stranded by the US-Israeli war on Iran through
tensions, resulting in sporadic skirmishes near the waterway, which Tehran blocked following the beginning of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28. Here is what we know so far: ## What is the latest
Iran policy, declaring, "This is not our war." [In an interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NAg3To46yY&t=962s), Starmer also said he was "fed up" at the economic consequences wrought upon ordinary Britons "because of the actions of Putin
tensions did not ease overnight. In the early hours of Monday, Trump announced on Truth Social that the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Spruance had intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, the Touska, nearly
tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it). ### Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Ghalibaf, 64, has served as Iran’s parliamentary speaker since 2020. He was commander of the IRGC air force from
Strait of Hormuz. The move jeopardized potential U.S.-Iran peace talks and came after a senior Iranian official said that Trump's [ceasefire extension "means nothing."](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates) Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed
Hormuz. Instead, Britain and several other European nations have offered to help secure the strait once it is open. Economically, trade disputes have resurfaced, particularly over Britain’s digital services tax, which targets major US
tension there is,” said Dahlia Scheindlin, an American-Israeli political consultant and pollster. “I wouldn’t be surprised, as the war is clearly going very poorly from all perspectives related to the original goals
Hormuz. Twenty percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments transit the waterway during peacetime. The blockage of the strait has triggered a major shortage of oil around the world
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