Joanne Stocker is a verification producer for CBS News Confirmed. She was previously chief editor of Kurdistan 24 English and managing editor at The Defense Post. She has combined open-source investigation methods with on-the-ground reporting to cover ...

Cargo vessels and tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz saw a minimal rise last week, despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s denial the waterway is facing a blockage. Shipping analysis Lloyd’s List reported Monday that recent transits still represent less than 10 percent of the average traffic.

Amid the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, we speak with Laleh Khalili, a professor of Gulf studies who researches the shipping and logistics industry and its impact on the global economy. The U.

The report followed as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday led rare direct talks between Israel and Lebanon, marking the first such high-level engagement in decades.

The Iran war began when the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases.

Former U.S. special representative for Iran Brian Hook analyzes the impact of President Donald Trump’s naval blockade on Iran on ‘America Reports.’

Wall Street’s stock benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq closed at record highs as hopes for a cooling of U.S.-Iran tensions and strong earnings expectations boosted risk appetite on Wednesday, while oil prices steadied after news Iran could make allowances for ships around the Strait of Hormuz.