The US military provided security to 40 commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, which were loaded with a total of about 18 million barrels of oil. According to CNN, this was the largest security operation ever carried out by the US military in the Strait of Hormuz during the war. According… Continue reading Major US operation in the Strait of Hormuz, 40 ships carrying 18 million barrels of oil safely passed
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz was open, contradicting Iran’s assertion that the critical waterway remained shut to shipping. The receding prospects of a deal to end the nearly six-month conflict drove up oil prices again on Tuesday, while… Continue reading Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shut
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the sh*t out of them,” Trump told Fox News journalist Trey Yingst, referring to ongoing… Continue reading Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it gets in way of Iran deal: Fox News
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz fell below the month average towards the end of the week due to volatile sentiment between the United States and Iran, with both countries making competing claims over its control. The Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, the recently appointed head of… Continue reading Hormuz shipping traffic capped amid competing claims from US and Iran
GARDEN CITY (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, escalating his rhetoric over the strategic waterway as the Iran conflict pushes up oil and gasoline prices. “After we finish defeating Iran … pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory… Continue reading Trump says ‘US will soon declare Hormuz its territory’ as Iran conflict drives up fuel costs
Tehran: Iran has expressed concern over the increasing environmental pollution in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, saying that all countries and institutions benefiting from this important maritime route through commercial traffic have a legal and moral responsibility to address environmental damage. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghai said in a statement on… Continue reading Iran demands that all countries benefiting from the Strait of Hormuz address marine pollution
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Iran’s efforts to impose a new reality in the Strait of Hormuz
