418 resultsfor “US Iran conflict Strait of Hormuz”
Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United
US-Iran conflict? The strategic Strait of Hormuz was [closed again](/news/2026/4/18/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail) amid the standoff
US and Iran could bring an end to the conflict. Tehran’s chokehold on the strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz until the US decides that a negotiated settlement is preferable. “Iran is betting that the US may not escalate any further, but a truly protracted conflict
conflict The current US-Iran war [began on February 28](/news/2026/2/28/explosions-in-downtown-tehran-smoke-seen-rising), when US and Israeli forces launched attacks on Iran. In the weeks that followed, Iran restricted commercial navigation through the [Strait of Hormuz
Conflict between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz continues as Iran again
strait of Hormuz is [a powerful new bargaining chip for Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/10/middle-east-crisis-has-given-iran-new-way-to-resist-nuclear-limits-say-former-us-iran-envoys) that will complicate any hope for a new deal that would allow the US to walk away from the conflict
Strait of Hormuz. The visit — and its timing — underscore what analysts say are China’s significant stakes in the US-Iran war, and the role Beijing could play in influencing the direction of the conflict
Strait of Hormuz, a conduit through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped during peacetime, but which Iran has all but closed since the conflict started
Strait of Hormuz and other activities. They see little benefit in becoming involved in the conflict, especially since the attack on Iran was not coordinated with them. US
Strait of Hormuz has become a key flashpoint of the conflict after Iran retaliated against US
strait of Hormuz,** Downing Street said. A spokesperson said: “The summit will advance work towards a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping once the conflict ends.” - **Foreign ministers from 17 countries, including
Iran continues to block most shipping in the strait [of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz), which carried about a fifth of the world’s supply of oil and liquid gas before the conflict, while the US
US president’s swift rejection of [Iran’s response](/news/2026/5/8/what-we-know-about-irans-response-to-the-latest-us-ceasefire-proposal) on Sunday has fuelled concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on, and continue to paralyse shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz”. A day before the ceasefire between the US and Iran had come into effect, Iran had submitted a 10-point peace [plan](/news/2026/4/7/whats-irans-10-point-peace-plan-that-trump-says-is-not-good-enough), which included an end to the conflict
Strait of Hormuz and the US-Israel war on Iran during his meeting with China’s Xi Jinping as [negotiations](/news/2026/5/11/unacceptable-whats-irans-peace-proposal-that-trump-has-rejected) to end the conflict
strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP/Getty Images Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, said on Tuesday that though the Iran conflict
conflict with Iran. Despite [billions of dollars](/news/2026/5/12/pentagon-gives-new-29bn-iran-war-price-tag-downplays-munitions-concerns) in Israeli and US ordnance thrown at Iran, the government in Tehran remains in place. Iran’s deterrence strategy of striking regional states and the subsequent closure
Iran to accommodate US demands to end the naval standoff in the Gulf and open the Strait of Hormuz. In the past, he said, China avoided getting involved in protracted international conflict
Strait of Hormuz, designed to put additional pressure on Iran. Asked whether the UK and US's growing differences over the conflict