Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Pakistan for fresh Iran talks The post on social media by a White House press aide said: “New data compiled since the initial waiver was issued revealed that significantly more supply was able to reach US ports faster ” Tensions in the stand-off between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz have intensified after Mr Trump ordered the American military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats in the key waterway
Iran says Strait of Hormuz passage to be ensured after US pauses . . . Safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz will be ensured as the United States threats end and with new procedures in place, the navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said, after the US said it was pausing operations to help stranded ships pass through the waterway
The Strait of Hormuz is splitting into U. S. and Iranian lanes as ship . . . Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains just a fraction of pre-war levels, but more ships are transiting lately, especially via a lane carved out by the U S military, even as fighting heats up That alternate channel has become even more important after Iran vowed Monday to completely close the strait in response to ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon Brent crude prices jumped 7% to $97
How a US blockade near the Strait of Hormuz could work President Donald Trump's blockade is spurring questions about international law and leaves doubts about whether the pressure tactic will force Tehran to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz
Trump calls for allied warships after Iran threat to retaliate for US . . . Trump was spending the weekend at his Florida club In an earlier post on his Truth Social platform, he anticipated that many countries would send warships to allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 20% of the world's oil He said in his post he hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send vessels
Is the Strait of Hormuz really open again? Heres what we know — and . . . An oil tanker that reportedly sailed through the Strait of Hormuz arrives off Basra, Iraq, on Friday (Mohammed Aty Reuters - image credit) Despite assurances from both Iran and U S President Donald Trump that the Strait of Hormuz was again open to traffic, very little appeared to have changed on Friday