Strait of Hormuz

Middle East war and Panama drought strain critical global shipping routes — NV infographic

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, the conflict between the United States and Iran around the Strait of Hormuz, and restrictions on shipping through the Panama Canal caused by drought and other natural factors have simultaneously disrupted global maritime trade, constraining several critical shipping routes.

26 October, 01:19 AM

Trump accuses Iran of driving up oil prices before U.S. midterms

Iran is trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 22.

23 October, 02:51 AM

Tehran insists diplomacy is only way forward after Trump rejects Hormuz plan

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said diplomacy remains the only way to resolve the conflict with the United States and Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had rejected Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt the fighting, Reuters reported on Sept. 27.

27 September, 01:48 PM

U.S. undersea drone captured in Hormuz, Iran claims

Iran’s IRGC said it seized a sophisticated U.S. autonomous undersea vehicle near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

8 September, 11:38 PM

Oil nears $100 a barrel as US, Iran strike tankers in Hormuz

Oil prices continued to rise on Sept. 7, as strikes by the United States and Iran on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz and other areas heightened concerns about extended disruptions to Middle East oil supplies, according to Reuters.

7 September, 11:57 AM

Trump turns to geography with proposal for ‘Trump Strait’

U.S. President Donald Trump proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself, calling it the Trump Strait, in a Sept. 2 post on Truth Social.

3 September, 10:42 AM

U.S. strikes Iranian missile platforms on Larak Island to thwart Hormuz mining plot

U.S. forces struck two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missile launchers on Iran’s Larak Island as crews prepared to fire naval mines toward the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported on Aug. 30.

31 August, 08:08 AM

Trump says main Hormuz shipping lane cleared of mines

The U.S. Navy has removed or destroyed all naval mines in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said on Aug. 25.

26 August, 03:05 AM

Iran faces growing gasoline shortage as U.S. pressure squeezes imports

Iran is facing a growing fuel shortage as U.S. restrictions limit its access to imports, depleting supplies of a commodity that has previously triggered unrest in the country, Bloomberg reported.

25 August, 02:53 PM

Trump announces ‘most devastating economic operation’ against Iran

President Donald Trump said the United States would target Iran with “the most devastating economic operation ever conducted against any country,” threatening severe sanctions on any country that helps Tehran evade the restrictions.

20 August, 12:23 PM

NATO ready to respond as Iran weighs strikes on U.S. bases across Europe

NATO is ready to “respond to any threat” amid reports that Iran is considering attacks on U.S. military sites in Europe if tensions escalate again, an unnamed alliance official told CNN on Aug. 19.

19 August, 04:30 PM

Trump marks Strait of Hormuz as ‘new U.S. territory’ in unexplained map

U.S. President Donald Trump posted a map on Truth Social on Aug. 18 labeling the Strait of Hormuz “New Territory of the United States.” He offered no explanation.

18 August, 06:22 PM

Iran threatens Gulf offensive after U.S. talks stall

Iran will adopt a “fully offensive” military posture if Tehran and Washington fail to reach a durable peace agreement, Reuters reported on Aug. 17.

18 August, 03:26 AM

Trump escalates Hormuz standoff with threat of military strikes on Oman

President Donald Trump threatened military strikes against Oman if the country tried to interfere with the U.S. blockade of Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

17 August, 04:17 PM

Hormuz remains closed as Tehran insists on U.S. accepting peace terms

Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States changes its policy and accepts Tehran’s conditions for ending the war, Reuters reported on Aug. 11.

12 August, 03:38 AM

Brent and WTI rise as Hormuz uncertainty persists

Oil prices rose on Monday, Aug. 10, amid continued uncertainty over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran said the United States would have to meet several conditions even as Tehran and Oman entered the final stages of coordinating new maritime routes, Reuters reported.

10 August, 11:55 AM

Oil prices fall as Iran ceasefire talks fuel hopes of an end to the conflict

Oil prices extended losses after plunging over the previous two trading sessions, as easing geopolitical tensions and expectations of improving oil supply continued to weigh on the market on Aug. 5

5 August, 11:15 AM

Trump claims Strait of Hormuz could open by Aug. 4 as Iran denies holding any direct talks

Washington and Tehran are discussing the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by Aug. 4, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on August 3.

4 August, 08:36 AM

Trump complains about “duplicitous” Iranian leadership

President Donald Trump called Iran’s leadership “unbelievably duplicitous” in how Tehran approaches the attempts to find a diplomatic pathway towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

4 August, 01:56 AM

Oil prices fall as crude flows through Strait of Hormuz increase

Oil prices fell as increased crude flows through key maritime chokepoints outweighed the lack of significant progress in U.S. Iran talks, easing concerns over potential supply disruptions, Reuters reported on July 31.

31 July, 10:37 AM

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