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US-Israel war with Iran as the key Strait of Hormuz - which usually carries about 20% of the global supplies of oil and liquid natural gas - has been effectively closed for weeks
strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane that carried a fifth of global oil and gas, has sent oil prices soaring since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran began in February. Darren Jones
conflict. A third of the world's key fertiliser chemicals pass through the Strait, and prices have risen steeply since the outbreak of war. Iran's decision to re-open the Strait of Hormuz followed
conflict. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - Iran’s top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya, accused the US of violating
conflict? ### Ballistic missiles Before the US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran had always insisted negotiations be exclusively focused on Iran’s nuclear programme. US demands, however, have extended beyond the nuclear file. Before
Iran, however, the US-Israeli strikes led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and sustained Iranian attacks across the Gulf for nearly six weeks. The conflict
US-Iran war and reopen the strait of Hormuz**, despite Tehran not saying if it would attend. - **Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the conflict
Strait of Hormuz on April 24, 2026 [Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA via Reuters] ## How did the US respond? Trump has said he is reviewing Iran’s proposal, but warned that Washington could resume attacks if Tehran “misbehaves
Strait of Hormuz in peacetime. Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran at the end of February, shipping through the passage has fallen by 95 percent as Iran has threatened to target tankers
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, and has vowed to retaliate against the threat of US tariffs. Meanwhile, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, accused China on Tuesday of being an “unreliable global partner” for stockpiling oil. China
US-Israel war in Iran, some companies have been counting bumper profits instead. The uncertainty sparked by the conflict, and Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz
US military operation](/news/2026/5/5/trump-announces-pause-on-us-operation-to-unblock-strait-of-hormuz) to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after just one day, in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war. Trump’s so-called
Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its control of the Strait of Hormuz. A Pakistani source and another source briefed on the mediation told Reuters that an agreement was close on a one-page memorandum that
strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s oil and gas normally travels, in the wake of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran caused energy costs to spike around the world
US and Israel jointly started bombing Iran on February 28, launching a conflict that has spread across the Middle East, with ramifications the world over. Iran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz
US in November. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), whose grip on decision-making in Tehran, experts believe, has been reinforced during the conflict, said it had no intention of lifting its blockade. Iran
conflict. That would kick off discussions to unblock shipping through the strait, lift US sanctions on Iran, and set curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme, the sources told the agency. It was unclear
Hormuz has become a focal point of the US-Israel war with Iran after Tehran effectively choked off one of the world's most important shipping lanes. President Donald Trump has said the US blockade
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 from the Gulf