Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview that China should take a more active role in resolving a standoff over the strait. By Anton Troianovski Reporting from Beijing President Trump wants China to do more to persuade Iran to reopen ...

The U.S. military says it has opened a passage through the Strait of Hormuz and reached out to dozens of shipping companies to encourage navigation through the waterway.

Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman.

By Liz Lee and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - China wants to see the Strait of Hormuz reopen without curbs or tolls, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Bloomberg News in a live interview on Friday,

Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war.

Iran-US war latest: Chinese tanker sails through Strait of Hormuz as Trump flies to Beijing for crucial summit - Trump will meet Xi Jinping to discuss ending the Iran war and reopening the Strait of H

Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz have been the focus of talks between US secretary of state Marco Rubio and UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.The pair discussed the ongoing Iran crisis as Britain and France prepared to co-host a meeting of 40 defence ministers on Tuesday about plans to protect shipping in the critical waterway once hostilities cease in the conflict.

Qatar and Türkiye support Pakistan’s mediation efforts aimed at ending the Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the Qatari foreign minister said on Tuesday.