128 resultsfor “Iran US naval blockade response”
Iran’s armed forces have called this “an illegal act” that “amounts to [piracy](/news/2026/4/22/iran-calls-us-ship-seizure-piracy-is-it)”. In response to the US naval blockade
response to the US and Israel launching attacks on the country on February 28. A naval blockade of Iranian ports by the Trump administration, despite the ceasefire deal, has heightened tensions. The US and Iran
response to the US and Israel launching attacks on the country on February 28. A naval blockade of Iranian ports by the Trump administration, despite the ceasefire deal, has heightened tensions. The US and Iran
Iran warns it could expand its response to the US naval blockade beyond its own waters
Iran continues to block the strait in response to a US naval blockade of its ports
US military has enforced a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, in response to Iran
Iran said it had closed the waterway again in response. The IRGC described the US naval blockade
US military enforced its naval blockade on Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran
Iran, responded by saying Tehran's proposals were "responsible" and "generous". Tehran's offer includes an immediate end to the war on all fronts, a halt to the US naval blockade
naval blockade and lifting US and international sanctions, while preserving Iran’s control over its [nuclear programme](/news/2026/5/10/trump-says-us-will-not-allow-iran-to-reach-enriched-uranium) and foreign policy — the issues Washington cited when launching the war. Trump called [Iran’s response
naval siege would persist. For its part, Iran has reblocked the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US blockade
naval blockade of Iranian ports, Tehran is signalling that any attack near its territory could trigger a response against US military assets elsewhere in the Gulf. In effect, Iran
US and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation.” Iran’s chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made the same point “The naval blockade
Iran’s parliamentary speaker said the ceasefire extension could be a “ploy to buy time” for potential military escalation. - Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the US naval blockade
naval siege on Iranian ports and kept it in place even after Tehran announced [reopening Hormuz](/news/2026/4/17/iran-foreign-minister-says-strait-of-hormuz-completely-open) in response to the inclusion of Lebanon in the truce. Iran has set lifting the blockade
response to US and Israeli attacks, sending oil prices soaring. Despite the ceasefire that came into effect last month, the Iranian blockade continues absent of a comprehensive deal to end the war. A US naval
Iran largely closed the strait, throwing global markets into turmoil and driving up oil prices. The US later imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports in response, and Trump this week abandoned a short-lived
naval blockade](/news/2026/6/5/how-the-us-naval-blockade-has-bled-iran-of-nearly-6bn-in-oil-revenues) of Iran, which has negatively affected Washington’s allies. It could also further damage [India-US ties](/news/2026/5/22/marco-rubio-visits-india-whats-at-stake-with-trump-modi-ties-strained), which experts say are already at their lowest point in decades. ## Pressure from opposition
US naval blockade continue. Others called for the Iranian authorities to clarify the matter. Iran is an ally of Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim political and military group based in southern Lebanon. Israel launched strikes
response And oil prices are once again rising due to the uncertainty and the double blockade in the Gulf – Iran closing down Hormuz and the US naval