Iran claims oil tanker transits Strait of Hormuz amid blockade
Iran's Fars News Agency says a supertanker sailed through international waters and the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system switched on, "without any concealment."
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Hegseth Downplays Risk of Sailing Through Strait of Hormuz as Merchant Traffic Sees Small Increase
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.
Iran threatens to attack US Navy ships entering Strait of Hormuz after first American vessels moved through channel
US Navy destroyers began clearing a “new passage” through the Strait of Hormuz Saturday –marking the first time American ships crossed the channel since the start of the war. The USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy set off on the mission to establish an open route so that minesweepers could later clear sea mines laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,
U.S. naval destroyers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says
The destroyers were beginning mine-clearing operations in the vital waterway, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.
US oil prices jump above $100 a barrel. Trump’s Strait of Hormuz plan has hit a snag.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. military would remain around Iran until a real agreement is reached and fully complied with.
First Thing: US starts naval blockade of Iranian ports after deadline passes
Iran says Americans will be hit with higher fuel prices due to the blockade. Plus, summers are growing longer globally