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strait of Hormuz remains closed to more than 20% of global oil traffic. Even so, he continues to seek to have it both ways: both declaring [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) vanquished and painting the country
Iran’s blockade of the strait of Hormuz. The strait’s de facto closure sent energy prices soaring after the US and Israel first launched missile strikes on Tehran on 28 February. Warren Patterson
Iran retaliated to US and Israeli strikes by closing the strait of Hormuz shipping route and attacking oil-producing neighbours, have sparked gloomy forecasts about rising inflation and mortgage costs. More than 1 million
closing watching Warsh’s comments in the press conference after the decision, for clues on his views on the likely path for US inflation and the economy more widely. Inflation in the world’s largest
Strait of Hormuz. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain and another country in its attack, without naming Kuwait. It said
Iran’s threats to attack ships have kept the strait effectively closed since US-Israeli attacks started on February 28. The closure of the vital maritime corridor has sent oil and fertiliser prices surging around
Hormuz remains closed, the higher prices of urea, ammonia, sulfur and phosphates are likely to rise, spelling higher costs for farmers. The FAO has estimated that fertiliser prices could be an average 20 percent higher
close to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and Iran retaliated by hitting US military bases in the Gulf. The US military said it targeted communications and radar facilities. Iranian officials, however, said civilian infrastructure
responsible for territorial defence, defence of Iran’s airspace and conventional warfare, and the IRGC, whose role goes beyond defence and includes protecting Iran’s political structure. The IRGC also controls Iran’s airspace
US-Israeli war on Iran is draining the colour from Japan’s supermarket shelves, with the biggest crisp makers swapping once-vibrant packaging for monochrome as a result of a shortage of ink. Tokyo-based
US strikes](/news/2026/5/26/anticipation-in-iran-as-talks-with-us-continue-amid-attacks-war-of-words) in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province represent a “gross violation” of the [fragile ceasefire](/news/2026/5/26/us-strikes-iran-again-what-we-know-and-is-the-ceasefire-over) in place since early April. The commander of the Revolutionary Guard’s Aerospace Force, Seyed Majid Moosavi
response to the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, Tehran launched strikes on US military sites and assets in Gulf States, including the UAE. It was not immediately clear how or whether
US, including Republicans dismayed by the terms of the deal - especially the provision of a reconstruction fund for Iran. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy described the agreement as the "worst foreign policy blunder in decades". "Iran
Iran, their first in-person meeting since the outbreak of the conflict two months ago. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders were greeted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as they arrived in Jeddah
strait of Hormuz. Iran then launched a wave of retaliatory airstrikes claiming hits on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. The tit-for-tat attacks were the most severe escalation since a ceasefire
strait of Hormuz – represent the most serious and extensive breakdown of the truce to date. The US president, Donald Trump, has raised the prospect of further attacks on the country, while his defence secretary, [Pete
close both waterways “The choice is yours; stop the folly or enter into a regulated balance of the two straits”. The joint closure of the strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab has the capacity
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/30/hormuz-effect-how-us-china-are-ramping-up-tensions-over-the-panama-canal). Spain, in particular, has been publicly vocal in its criticism of the war and closed its airspace to the US military amid the bombing campaign on Iran. On Sunday, Trump shared
Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely closed since the US and Israel launched an assault on Iran on December 28. - **Frozen assets to be released:**Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that the US
close the strait to most marine traffic following the launch of the war on February 28, while the US launched a blockade of all Iranian ports on April 13. Xi’s measured statements stood