229 resultsfor “Iran attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz”
Hormuz” –** a claim that has drawn scepticism in the face of Iran’s seizure of two container ships and a US report warning it could take six months to clear the strait of mines. - **Israel
Hormuz, which in effect has been blocked by Iran since the US-Israel war on the country began on February 28. According to US media, its core functions would be to share intelligence among member
Iran’s control over shipping in the strait of Hormuz and vowing to guard the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. 2. ***Environment*** | Governments have been asked to develop national “roadmaps” setting out how they
Iran project director for the International Crisis Group think tank, told the BBC the Iranian response to the operation - which included shooting at ships and launching attacks on targets in the UAE - probably persuaded Trump
strait of Hormuz by Iran and the US. Trump had imposed a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Iran’s decision to charge tolls on merchant shipping crossing the strategic waterway, and on Sunday
strait of Hormuz, in terms of its compliance with freedom of navigation for all merchant vessels and secure passage,” Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of UN shipping agency the International Maritime Organization (IMO), said. Regional diplomats
attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea, has created an opportunity. More recently, naval patrols of some nations that previously
attack is at least the fourth to take place near Somalia in [recent weeks](/news/2026/5/1/why-is-piracy-rising-off-somalia-again-and-is-the-iran-war), with pirate activity in the area on the rise in an apparent reaction to the war in Iran. Officials
attack. Hormuz – which had been open without interruption before the war – has emerged as a major point of contention in this war. Iran closed down the strait in response to the US-Israeli military campaign
ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates. Iran is accused of using the strait as leverage.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6bbd9b38f875300c94c8096daf6f984655ccbda6/80_0_5000_4000/master/5000.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Europe and the US don’t want
Iran is trying to target Europe with missiles. "But we have the military capability we need to keep Britain safe from any kind of attacks, whether it's on our soil or from abroad
Iran and the US in its newfound role as global peacemaker, it is also seeking to recast its diplomatic standing and attract business. Pakistani officials, mediating between an unpredictable US president and hardliners in Tehran
Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it said. By 10:30 GMT on Saturday, no fewer than eight [oil and gas tankers](/economy/2026/4/18/as-oil-prices-plunge-below-91-after-weeks-a-new-hormuz-crisis-emerges) had crossed the strait, but at least
Strait of Hormuz over the last 48 hours. CENTCOM said that nine vessels had complied with US military commands to turn around. In a separate statement, the US Navy said it was warning ships that
shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Merz compared the war to previous military quagmires, such as the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. “It is, at the moment, a pretty tangled situation
attacked by multiple small craft off Iran. Neither of the crews involved in the incidents was harmed, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). June Goh, a senior oil market analyst at Sparta in Singapore
strait of Hormuz. No ship can enter or leave without the approval of the United States navy. It is ‘Sealed up Tight,’ until such time as Iran is able to make a DEAL!!!” Trump said
Hormuz, the economically vital choke point that [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had blocked in retaliation for being attacked, would reopen, thereby removing a near-existential threat to the global economy by allowing
attacks on Iran from two British bases. Starmer later [greenlighted their use](/features/2026/3/2/starmer-lets-us-use-bases-for-iran-clash-uks-military-legal-quagmire) for what he called “defensive purposes”. The recent Pentagon email relayed Washington’s frustrations, saying basing and overflight rights should be “just
attacked by exerting control over the strait, the narrow waterway through which about one-fifth of global oil typically transits. Speaking to mark Persian Gulf Day in Iran, Khamenei also vowed that Iran would “guard