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Attacks come amid intense negotiations Both sides had indicated progress on a memorandum of understanding that could halt the [war](/news/2026/5/26/iran-war-day-88-us-attacks-near-strait-of-hormuz-talks-under-way-in-qatar) and restart shipping through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. Iran
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
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 to stay away from the strategic
shipping of the strait of Hormuz. Fifteen people were injured across Iran in the latest Israeli attacks
ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 4. **Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA
Hormuz. First, US President Donald Trump announced that US naval ships would help guide stranded vessels through the strait in an operation he dubbed “Project Freedom”. Iran issued a new map of the strait with
Strait of Hormuz to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. Tehran responded by describing the attack and hijack as an act of “piracy”. Iran has since captured two cargo ships
Strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz), which in normal times carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquid gas supplies. More than 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded
shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it "is vital for enduring regional peace, stability and global energy security." Tehran did not confirm or deny the attacks but early on Tuesday, Iran
Strait of Hormuz, which looks to be a prerequisite for serious negotiations. Only a trickle of ships is getting through what had been a vital and busy waterway. Iran closed it after it was attacked
ships through the strait](/news/2026/5/5/us-iran-ceasefire-holds-despite-hormuz-standoff-pentagon-chief-hegseth) yesterday, the US “trapped Iran in an escalation situation”. After issuing a new map of the Strait of Hormuz with an expanded Iranian area of control, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
Strait of Hormuz, severely disrupting global energy shipments. Iran retaliated against US-Israeli airstrikes by threatening to attack ships
Iran has seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz a day after **Donald Trump** announced he was indefinitely calling off US attacks
attacks come as maritime routes already face severe [disruptions due to the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/24/iran-iraq-tanker-war-redux-why-the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-is-different) during the [United States-Israeli war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/4/27/iran-war-live-araghchi-to-meet-putin-trump-says-tehran-can-call-for-talks). United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said
ships come under attack** [India's foreign ministry](https://x.com/MEAIndia/status/2045511519648252198/photo/1) summoned Iran's ambassador in New Delhi after what it said was a shooting incident that involved two Indian-flagged vessels in the Strait
Strait of Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are shipped in peacetime. Iran
Iran, raising airfares and prompting some airlines to cut flights. **The Trump administration says its effort to get ships out of the Strait of Hormuz** and protect them from Iranian attacks
ship on Thursday, saying its forces “immediately and in retaliation attacked American military vessels”. Reacting to the attacks in the Gulf, **Ebrahim Azizi,** head of the Iranian parliament’s national security committee, wrote
Iran has also blocked the Strait of Hormuz and reportedly placed mines in the strait to disrupt shipping, sending global oil prices soaring. Since the US began its naval blockade of Iranian ports
Hormuz, traffic in the strait remains largely at a standstill, ship tracking data shows. ## Iran stresses ‘new equation’ Hegseth said on Tuesday that the US has secured the waterway and is communicating with ships, companies