Fighting between the U.S. and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz intensified Monday as both sides claimed possession, with President Trump reinstating his blockade on Iranian ships. Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and Internat…
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In recent weeks, the Strait of Hormuz has again been described in the language the world knows best: Oil, tankers, naval risk, energy security and war. That is understandable. Around one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments normally move through this narrow passage between Iran an…
Shipping through the critical Strait of Hormuz has been cut in half following escalating military strikes between the U.S. and Iran, threatening global energy supplies and economic stability.
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Countries should reject efforts by Iran to impose sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran's "unilateral decision" to create a body to control traffic through the waterway, the U.N. shipping agency's governing council agreed on Friday. The U.S.
US officials say Washington wants Tehran to publicly vow to end attacks on vessels in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. President Trump has threatened to "completely decimate" Iran should it attempt to assassinate him.
It’s been 135 days since the start of the Iran War, with Tehran and Washington still vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz. After a weekend of attacks on Iran as well as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman further threatened any diplomacy, both governments said Monday they’ve commandeered th…
Trump last instituted a blockade on the strait in April, after Iran had already closed the vital passageway. The U.S. blockade wasn’t particularly successful back then, considering that Iran had the economic resources to outlast it, and ended with the U.S.
The U.S. and Iran traded a new wave of attacks as both sides attempted to claim control over the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said in a Truth Social post that the U.S. will act as "the guardian" of the strait. CBS News' national security analyst Aaron Maclean has more.
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz intensified Monday as both sides claimed possession, with President Trump reinstating his blockade on Iranian ships. Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and Internat…
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the United States was attacking Iran's capabilities related to the Strait of Hormuz, amid renewed military action between the two countries. The U.S.
Both US and Iran claim to be 'guardian' of the key waterway, with Trump declaring US will reimpose blockade and charge fees on shipping while Tehran attacks vessels not using its preferred route
