•An oil tanker pictured off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which is the main base of the Islamic republic’s navy and has a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuzon Two ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since Iran agreed to reopen the waterway as part of a ceasefire deal, maritime […]
After a blockade that lasted over a month, pushing fuel prices to the rooftop across the world, Iran has agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under certain conditions. The Strait of Hormuz is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south […]
Oil extended gains today as a US-imposed deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or be “taken out” approaches. President Donald Trump threatened to order attacks on Iranian bridges and power plants and to rain “hell” on Tehran if it fails to comply with his deadline of 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday (0000 GMT […]
•Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in remarks made public today said his country could help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure by Iran has rattled the global economy. Iran has placed a stranglehold on the key shipping lane — threatening fuel supplies and roiling energy markets — in retaliati...
The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the United States and other allies open the key Strait of Hormuz waterway by force, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday, citing Arab officials. Officials told the WSJ that the UAE is lobbying for a UN Security Council resolution authorizing such a force, adding that diplomats have […]

