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strait of Hormuz was closed?” It was a commonplace doomsday scenario, yet the US had to improvise a response
US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February. In response, Iran has effectively blocked the crucial Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz. Israel on Saturday killed at least 24 people in a wave of attacks despite a ceasefire that took effect last month. Meanwhile, Washington is awaiting Tehran’s response to its latest proposal
strait of Hormuz, warning that the US would be forced to respond to the attack. The US army Apache helicopter gunship crashed off the coast of Oman early on Tuesday, according to US Central Command
US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said Iran’s oil industry is starting to shut production down because of the American blockade of the strait of Hormuz, the critical shipping channel via which about
Strait of 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
Strait of Hormuz with an expanded Iranian area of control, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned vessels on Tuesday to stick to the corridors it had set or face a “decisive response”. US
Strait of Hormuz. Iran has severely limited traffic through the vital oil shipping channel in response to the bombing campaign by the US
response [to its latest proposal](/news/2026/5/8/what-we-know-about-irans-response-to-the-latest-us-ceasefire-proposal) to end the war that spilled into the region, including Lebanon, and triggered a global energy crisis due to Tehran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz, despite a ceasefire announced in April. The joint command, led by generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), directly addressed Emirati leaders a week ago, and said they must not turn
US president’s threat that Iran’s “civilisation will die” if it didn’t re-open the Strait of Hormuz. In response
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
US blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed”, Trump wrote on Truth Social a day after he said
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 to things like fuel, plastics
US-Israel strikes in late February. Since the shaky ceasefire was agreed on April 8, the confrontation has morphed into a struggle over who applies most pressure in the Strait of Hormuz. About a fifth
US defence secretary, told reporters on Friday. However, analysts warn that sweeping the Strait of Hormuz clear of mines with complete certainty could be a near-impossible task. Furthermore, if there is any risk
Strait of Hormuz, a key route for jet fuel out of the Gulf, has been effectively closed by Iran for more than six weeks in response to US
US forces are ready to resume combat operations against Iran if ordered, Washington’s top military officer said, as the Pentagon threatened a “devastating” response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Hormuz Strait
Hormuz. Iran has insisted that Lebanon was part of the truce and kept the strait closed to pressure an end to the Israeli bombardment of the country. Trump, in turn, ordered his own blockade
US assets across the entire region. Iran also closed the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring. Iran agreed to re-open the waterway as part of the two-week truce that came into effect