Strait of Hormuz

It took weeks of negotiations, a message passed through the South Korean embassy in Tehran, and preparations at Seoul’s largest shipping company for the Universal Winner to set sail cautiously. …

President Donald Trump said the United States will temporarily pause its operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz while maintaining the blockade, claiming that “great progress had been …

Iran reportedly opened fire upon three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre noted that a container ship was …

Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial …

Donald Trump on Sunday announced that the United States Navy would swiftly enforce a blockade on vessels entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, following the collapse of ceasefire talks …

Europe will suffer jet fuel shortages in just three weeks if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen, the trade body for the continent’s airports has warned. The Persian Gulf …

Only about a dozen ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the first two days of the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, far below the normal …

Donald Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran if shipping is allowed through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran will agree …

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose to its highest level in weeks, as more countries negotiated with Iran for safe transit. “Passage is still at Iran’s mercy,” a Kpler …

About 40 ​countries on Thursday discussed joint action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and stop Iran holding “the global economy hostage,” Britain said, after U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said …