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responsibility for the incursion. Tensions have flared under the truce as both the US and Iran have sought to assert their control of the Hormuz strait. On 4 May, Donald Trump launched what he called
Iran effectively closed the [key Strait of Hormuz waterway](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes on the country. In recent weeks, companies around the world have warned that supply disruptions
Hormuz, which Iran has continued to effectively block in response to being attacked by the US and Israel in February. The US military in turn has blockaded Iranian ports since 13 April, claiming
close communication with Iran throughout the crisis, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosting his Iranian counterpart for talks on the situation. Rather than simply pressuring Iran to reopen Hormuz, Beijing is positioning itself to demand
response to American strikes on southern Iran. Earlier, the US military said it carried out “self-defence strikes” against Iranian targets following the reported downing of a US [attack helicopte](/news/2026/6/9/trump-says-iran-shot-down-us-helicopters-over-hormuz-vows-to-respond)r over the Strait
US military attacks Iran The U.S. military's Central Command said it carried out the strikes in Iran on Saturday and Sunday around the city of Geruk and on Qeshm Island. "The measured and deliberate
Hormuz Maritime Freedom of Navigation Initiative, a defensive mission to restore free passage through the waterway once a lasting ceasefire in the US-Israel war on Iran is in place. The strait has been closed
response to the latest US ceasefire proposal Iran has said it is [reviewing](/news/liveblog/2026/5/8/iran-war-live-trump-says-ceasefire-still-in-effect-as-iran-us-clash) a United States peace proposal that seeks to end the war, even as the two sides [exchanged fire](/news/2026/5/8/us-iran-clash-in-hormuz-as-war-escalates-what-happened-why-it-matters
response to Iran "knowingly failing" to reopen the strait. He also warned the US Navy will "blow to hell" any Iranians that attack them and will take action against any ship found to be paying
US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz  and other issues with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. ## In the US - Surveys show that the war is unpopular with US voters, who are facing sharply higher petrol prices less than six months
US it is not seeking a nuclear weapon, including the down-blending of its highly enriched uranium stockpile. Trump has been very [close to agreeing these terms](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/trump-ceasefire-iran-strait-of-hormuz), but is trying to find
closed since the conflict started. Last month, the US launched a naval blockade of Iranian ports in return. “Three World Class American Destroyers just transited, very successfully, out of the Strait of Hormuz, under fire
closed the [strait](/news/2026/5/13/bahrain-led-un-resolution-on-strait-of-hormuz-gains-support-of-112-nations), causing disruptions to global energy supplies and raising fuel prices as oil tankers remain unable to pass. But under special agreements, Iran has let some carriers sail through the waterway
closed it to all foreign-flagged ships until the US lifts its naval blockade. Meanwhile, Iran has published a map showing parts of the strait that it said had been mined, and an alternative route
US under Trump twice attacked Iran amid ongoing indirect talks over Iran’s nuclear programme, a fact that has cast a long shadow over the most recent bout of diplomacy. “Clearly, there have been several
Hormuz has become the latest symbol of the escalating war of attrition between Iran and the US. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday released a map marking an expanded maritime area of control
strait of Hormuz, while we haven’t.” There was no immediate official response from Spain, which [has denied the US permission to use](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/spain-denies-united-states-permission-military-bases-iran-pedro-sanchez) jointly operated military bases on its territory for attacks