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Business

Oil and gas prices fall nearly 10% after Iran says strait of Hormuz is open

stranded in the Gulf](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/09/mental-breakdown-oil-tanker-workers-stuck-in-gulf-for-six-weeks-are-reaching-their-limit) to move through the strait and whether shipping

The Guardian WorldApr 17
Business

Reopening strait of Hormuz would have limited impact on cargo flows, says Maersk

Gulf.](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/04/strait-of-hormuz-donald-trump-us-navy-iran-shipping) More than [800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded

The Guardian WorldMay 7
Politics

Shipping firms question safety in strait of Hormuz despite Trump plan

Gulf after [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) announced his latest plan to open the strait of Hormuz. Trump wrote on Monday that the US navy would “guide” stranded ships

The Guardian WorldMay 4
Conflicts

Three ships attacked by the US in three days: What we know

Gulf region and 13 Indian-flagged vessels are still stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, according to India's shipping

BBC NewsJun 11
Conflicts

Middle East crisis live: US targets Iranian boats amid tense push for control of strait of Hormuz

stranded tankers and other ships through the vital energy and trade route that has been virtually shut since the US-Israeli war against Iran began in late February. On Monday, several merchant ships

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Politics

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

Gulf region with the Monday [launch of “Project Freedom”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/shipping-bosses-nervous-trump-plan-to-guide-vessels-strait-of-hormuz-iran) to open a route through the strait of Hormuz. More than 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded

The Guardian WorldMay 5
Politics

Does Trump hold ‘all the cards’ against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz?

stranded around the Strait of Hormuz by the war on Monday, in a sign that the conflict could further escalate, despite the near-month-long fragile ceasefire. Tehran has been effectively blocking nearly all shipping

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 4
Conflicts

US-Iran ceasefire? Not for Indian sailors being killed in Hormuz

stranded on either side of the Strait of Hormuz, peace remains elusive. The attacks on ships with Indian sailors is also the latest friction point in the relationship between Washington and New Delhi, which

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 12
Conflicts

I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found

Gulf, according to the International Maritime Organization. Under maritime law, shipowners are responsible for the welfare and repatriation of their crews. If shipowners fail to act, responsibility can then fall to the vessel's flag

BBC NewsMay 23
Politics

US releases Touska container ship crew: Why it matters

stranded vessels through the strait in an operation he dubbed “Project Freedom”. Iran issued a new map of the strait with new boundaries further to the east, and warned shipping not to attempt to pass

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 4
Politics

Capture of ships by US, Iran violates international law, shipping body says

Gulf. The US defence department on Thursday said it had captured the Iran-linked Majestic X as it was transporting sanctioned oil in the Indian Ocean, days after announcing the interception of another ship, Tifani

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 25
Politics

Seafarers’ advocates welcome US-Iran deal after months-long limbo in Gulf

Gulf Seafarers’ advocates have cautiously welcomed the tentative deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing hope that some 20,000 stranded crew members will soon be able to return

Al Jazeera EnglishJun 15
Politics

Hormuz effect? How US, China are ramping up tensions over the Panama Canal

stranded at either end of the strait, while others have been rerouted, come under fire or even been seized in the strait and the open sea. Last week, Iran [captured two foreign container ships](/news/2026/4/22/iranian-gunboat-fires-on-container-ship-off-oman-coast

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 30
World

With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

stranded containers hold cargo that was meant to be shipped to Iran. What’s in them is not known. But the vessels that were supposed to collect them have not arrived — and with tensions

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 24
Politics

‘Operation Epic Fury’ has ended: Is the Iran war over?

stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz – “Project Freedom”, which was launched the day before – had been [paused](/news/liveblog/2026/5/6/iran-war-live-trump-says-hormuz-operation-paused-amid-us-tehran-talks). So, does this mean the US-Israel war on Iran is over? ## What did Rubio

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Politics

Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vessels

Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war. Tehran sought to reassert its blockade on the strait, which is a vital waterway in global trade. While the US military claimed

The Guardian WorldMay 4
Politics

Trump says had ‘very good talks’ with Iran as Tehran reviews US proposal

Gulf of Oman at approximately 14:00 GMT on Wednesday. US forces issued “multiple warnings” to the tanker, informing its crew that the vessel was in violation of the blockade, the command said

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 6
Business

Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI and green energy

Gulf, while critical exports like oil, gas, chemicals and fertiliser remain largely stranded by Iran’s shutdown of the strait and the subsequent US naval blockade of Iranian ports. In the worst-case scenario

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 17
Conflicts

Iran says ships entering strait of Hormuz must cooperate after vessel seized

Gulf state. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he made a [secret trip to the UAE](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/benjamin-netanyahu-made-secret-trip-to-uae-at-height-of-the-iran-war) at the height of the war to meet the president, a claim that

The Guardian WorldMay 14
Business

Oil prices continue slide amid hopes for peace, opening of Strait of Hormuz

Gulf through the strait, while the process of ensuring the channel is free of naval mines is likely to take weeks at a minimum. Stephen Cotton, the general-secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation

Al Jazeera EnglishYesterday
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