Iranian envoy Mohammad Fathali says Tehran is in “good contact” with New Delhi over Indian vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route disrupted by the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Britain will not be drawn into the Iran conflict and opposes any blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing efforts to fully reopen the critical global shipping route
The United States and Iran opened their most senior direct talks since the 1979 Islamic Revolution on Saturday, meeting in Islamabad under Pakistani mediation in a diplomatic push to end six weeks of conflict in the Middle East, even as a standoff over mined waters in the Strait of Hormuz continued to choke a fifth […]
According to the Financial Times, Europe's airport industry has sounded the alarm over impending jet fuel shortages. ACI has warned EU Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas that systemic supply failures could hit within 3 weeks unless the Strait of Hormuz reopens.
Trump demanded opening the strait. Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard is limiting ship traffic and charging tolls
Iran’s state-run Fars news agency reported Wednesday that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had been halted following what it described as an Israeli violation of the ceasefire agreement. A separate Iranian outlet, Press TV, citing unnamed sources, reported that Tehran would “punish” Israel over attacks against Lebanese Hezbollah carried out in breach of […]
Questions loom about Iran’s control of the critical waterway even as limited ship traffic starts to move through it
France says over a dozen countries are preparing a coordinated mission to restore safe traffic through the Strait of Hormuz following a US-Iran ceasefire, while EU leaders welcome de-escalation and urge a lasting diplomatic agreement.
Greece's permanent representative to the UN also thanked Bahrain for its “tireless efforts” in drafting the text, while also expressing regret that 'its adoption was not possible today'
The UN Security Council is set to vote on a revised resolution urging defensive coordination to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, after opposition from China forced removal of language authorizing force
The officer, is wounded but has now been safely evacuated out of Iran, according to U.S. officials.
President Trump said Iran has asked U.S. for a cease-fire; Iran dismissed the president’s ‘performative actions’
Gulf state begins effort to persuade U.S. and others to open waterway by any means necessary
Iran's drone strike on a Kuwaiti tanker near Dubai highlights the mounting dangers facing vessels that continue to brave the Strait of Hormuz, as a fourth Greek-managed tanker completes the perilous crossing with its tracker switched off.
Administration officials assess that forcing the waterway back open would mean extending the military mission
The lesson from the Strait of Hormuz is not closure. It is control.
The U.S. secretary of state said countries that most depend on the strait should be prepared to act if Iran attempts to impose taxes.
According to Bloomberg, a Greek-owned and managed tanker carrying Saudi crude reached India after crossing the Strait of Hormuz, as traffic through the key energy corridor remains sharply reduced amid attacks and rising security risks.
U.S. President's ultimatum suggests a widening of potential U.S. targets to include civilian energy infrastructure.
Effort takes on new urgency nearly three weeks into the war with Iran as oil prices soar