Strait of Hormuz

Ukrainian drone firm gets first request to protect ships in Hormuz Strait

Ukrainian drone company TAF Industries said it received requests from foreign shipowners to send specialists to the Middle East to help protect vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to a comment to BBC News Ukraine on Apr. 29.

29 April, 07:11 PM

Trump claims Iran is in ‘State of Collapse’ and wants U.S. to open Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Iranian authorities told Washington the country is in a “State of Collapse” and wants the United States to “Open the Hormuz Strait” as soon as possible.

28 April, 06:08 PM

LNG tanker crosses Hormuz for first time since Iran choked off route

A fully loaded liquefied natural gas tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since Iran effectively closed the route in early March, AFP reported.

28 April, 05:51 PM

Oil climbs as U.S.-Iran deadlock keeps Strait of Hormuz under strain

Oil prices rose 1% on April 28 as efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war appeared to stall and the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed, preventing energy supplies from a key Middle East oil-producing region from reaching global buyers, Reuters reported.

28 April, 01:55 PM

Russia’s UN envoy backs Iran, brands Western states ‘pirates’ at Security Council

Russia’s UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya accused Western countries of “hypocrisy” at a Security Council meeting on April 27 and argued that Iran has the right to restrict shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on April 27.

28 April, 12:22 PM

Iran allows top Russian billionaire's yacht to pass through Strait of Hormus

A superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov was granted passage through the Strait of Hormuz, effectively closed since the start of the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, the Moscow Times wrote on April 26.

27 April, 12:55 PM

Iran sends U.S. peace plan that could reopen Hormuz and end the war

Iran has sent the United States a new peace plan that calls for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war, while seeking to delay talks on its nuclear program, Axios reported, citing a U.S. official and two other sources.

27 April, 12:01 PM

Pentagon rejects report Strait of Hormuz mine-clearing would take six months

The Pentagon rejected as false a report that fully clearing the Strait of Hormuz could take six months, AFP reported on April 23.

23 April, 06:24 PM

26 Iranian ships slip through U.S. Hormuz blockade

At least 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels bypassed the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, maritime analytics firm Lloyd’s List Intelligence reported on April 20.

22 April, 03:22 AM

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again less than a day after reopening

Iran is reimposing strict control over the Strait of Hormuz due to a continued U.S. blockade, a spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said, Fars News Agency reported on Apr. 18.

18 April, 02:19 PM

UK, France announce joint Hormuz plan

The United Kingdom, France, and other participating countries have developed a plan for joint enforcement of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, UK PM Keir Starmer announced on April 17.

17 April, 08:31 PM

Zelenskyy to join leaders’ meeting on security of Strait of Hormuz

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take part in a meeting on efforts to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, he said on Apr. 17.

17 April, 07:10 PM

Trump says he is reopening Strait of Hormuz permanently ‘for China’

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was permanently reopening the Strait of Hormuz and doing it “for China and for the whole world,” in a post on his Truth Social platform on April 15.

15 April, 04:54 PM

U.S. blockade of Iranian ports begins

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on April 13 warned shipowners that access to Iranian ports along the Persian Gulf coast is restricted, suggesting that the U.S. blockade is now in effect.

13 April, 07:58 PM

NATO not responsible for Hormuz security – Spain’s FM

Ensuring the safe passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz is beyond NATO’s mandate, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares told the Senate, according to Euronews on Apr. 12.

12 April, 03:37 PM

Qatar to resume maritime traffic after Strait of Hormuz disruption

Qatar’s Transport Ministry said all maritime traffic in its territorial waters will fully resume after disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz, according to a post on X on Apr. 12.

12 April, 12:05 PM

Iran says U.S. agreed to free assets, but Washington rejects claim during talks

Iran says the United States agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets held in Qatar and other foreign banks, but Washington denies that any such agreement was reached, Reuters reported on April 11.

11 April, 07:31 PM

Iran loses track of mines, delaying Strait of Hormuz reopening and fresh talks

Iran has not reopened the Strait of Hormuz because it could not quickly locate all the mines it had laid there, The New York Times reported on April 10, citing U.S. officials.

11 April, 06:49 PM

U.S. warships cross Hormuz without Iran’s approval in first wartime challenge

Several U.S. Navy ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on April 11 without coordinating the passage with Iran, the first such incident since the war with Iran began, Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported, citing a U.S. official.

11 April, 06:05 PM

Trump puts Iran nukes first, vows Hormuz Strait will reopen with or without Tehran

Stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon is “99% of the deal” with Tehran, while the Strait of Hormuz will reopen soon on its own, U.S. President Donald Trump said, CNN reported.

11 April, 12:51 PM

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