Donald Trump says 'Project Freedom is paused' as Strait of Hormuz US blockade goes on
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
Day 44 of Middle East conflict — Trump says US will blockade the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said the US Navy will start preventing ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, after US-Iran peace talks ended without agreement.
Why the US is blockading in the Strait of Hormuz amid efforts to open it
What could the United States' blockade in the Strait of Hormuz look like and what impact might it have? Here's what to know.
Iran still reviewing US peace offer, says deadlines ‘mean nothing’
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.
U.S. and Iran exchange fire near the Strait of Hormuz; Trump says ceasefire still holds
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.
Trump confirms US, Iran traded fire in Hormuz, says all three American naval vessels transited very successfully
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.
Trump to pause US effort to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz while blockade remains
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Operation Epic Fury — launched in February against Iran — has ended, and the US is focused on a new operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Follow for live news updates.