Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iran-linked shipping. Iran’s joint military command said that “control of ...

Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, calling the decision a response to a continued blockade of its ports by the United States. The Iranian military on Saturday said control of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of globally ...

The Strait of Hormuz has remained at the center of global attention amid escalating tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel. Amid the controversies, a viral claim circulating online alleged that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that two oil tankers exploded after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s military said it intercepted two ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as traffic along the key trade route plummeted to its lowest point in five weeks. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it fired “warning shots” at two ships,

Just 13 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first full day of the reinstated U.S. naval blockade on maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports in the vital

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. F-16 fighter jets fly over the Middle East during a patrol - CENTCOM The United States renewed strikes on Iran after Tehran fired on a tanker crossing the Strait of Hormuz in a fresh ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A Liberian oil tanker made its way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and using a new route ...

A Reuters investigation claims the US military quietly supported large-scale ship-to-ship oil transfers near the Strait of Hormuz, helping Gulf exporters move crude despite Iran’s blockade and regional tensions.

How a Narrow Waterway Became a Financial Weapon On February 3, 2026, Iranian gunboats and a drone closed in on the Stena Imperative, a U.S.-flagged tanker moving through the Strait of Hormuz. They ordered it to stop and prepare to be boarded.