The Strait of Hormuz has been a flashpoint since the US-Iran war started more than two months ago after the US struck several key Iranian sites and Iran retaliated

What could the United States' blockade in the Strait of Hormuz look like and what impact might it have? Here's what to know.

President Trump last week announced an operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iranian blockade, and then two days later, he announced it would be paused. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the U.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran is still looking over a proposal from the U.S. regarding an end to the war, adding that Tehran will not respond to “deadlines or ultimatums" and that those "mean nothing.

The U.S. conducted strikes against at least two locations in Iran on Thursday, a U.S. official said. The strikes in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island were defensive, the official said, and do not constitute a resumption of major combat operations against Iran.

US naval forces and Iranian forces exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump confirmed three American destroyers passed through the waterway under attack. Iran's IRGC claimed to have targeted US vessels after the US Navy fired on an Iranian oil tanker.

Iran has said it is reviewing new U.S. proposals to end the war, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens more bombing if no deal is reached.

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