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blockades on the strait, keeping global oil prices at about $100 (£74) a barrel. While US forces have proved capable of stopping ships coming out of Iranian ports, they have still not demonstrated the capacity
blockade on the transit of vessels and the US is besieging Iranian ports and shipping. A White House official said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump had asked US oil companies about ways
US announced a [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/24/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-uss-hormuz-blockade) on ships entering or leaving Iranian ports, further adding to the disruption of global oil and gas supplies. This has had a direct impact
Iranian state television on Tuesday broadcast a message confirming that “no delegation from [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) has visited Islamabad … so far” and Iran’s chief negotiator, parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, accused the US
Iranian attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Gulf in the early weeks of the war impacted energy supplies. Since early March, Iran has also restricted passage through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks
blockade of Iranian ports to exert pressure on Tehran to agree to its terms - a move that has infuriated Iran. Some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas uses the crucial waterway
US blockade "dangerous" and "irresponsible". Analysts say the blockade may be designed to force Beijing to become more active in peace talks. A prolonged blockade could further damage the global economy, pushing up petrol
blockade](/news/2026/4/15/iran-warns-us-naval-blockade-threatens-ceasefire) on Iranian ports and ships, and maintaining a heavy presence around the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime. Although the Pentagon gave
shipped from Gulf producers. Before the start of the war, the UAE’s production capacity had grown to 4.8 million bpd, but under its OPEC agreement, it was only allowed to produce 3.2 million
impacts from the blockade on longer-term supply.” ## Why does this matter? Halting oil production risks damaging underground reservoirs by reducing reservoir pressure, allowing water or gas to encroach into producing layers and changing patterns
Iranian ports for as long as Tehran continues to threaten vessels that try to use the Strait of Hormuz, severely disrupting global energy shipments. Iran retaliated against US-Israeli airstrikes by threatening to attack ships
impact of the United States-Israeli war on Iran and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz on the world economy. The war has damaged energy infrastructure across the Gulf, while critical exports like
US-Israel war on Iran is coming under growing strain as several Gulf countries have reported drone attacks. Qatar said on Sunday that a drone struck a cargo ship in Qatari waters, sparking a fire
blockading Iranian ports and exports of Iranian crude. On Friday, Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 89 cents at $111.29 a barrel by 08:08 GMT, compared with about $65 before the US
US imposes a blockade on shipments from Iranian ports. - UK prime minister **Keir Starmer** and French president **Emmanuel Macron** will **co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the strait
Iranian cargo ship that tried to get past the US-enforced blockade](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/19/trumps-sends-delegation-to-pakistan-for-possible-new-round-of-iran-war-talks) near the strait of Hormuz shipping channel had been seized. He wrote on social media: “We have full custody
shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz to a near-total halt, causing the paralysis of the one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that pass through the narrow waterway
US and Israel bombed Iran on February 28, triggering the Iranian closure of the waterway. The strait is the only waterway linking Gulf producers to the open ocean – there is no other route through which
Iranian forces seized two ships](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the shipping waterway. 3. ***West Bank*** | Two Palestinians, including
ship has the correct flag – everything else waits or gets rerouted. ![epaselect epa12901984 Iranians walk past a large billboard of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, 20 April