The head of Iran’s top security body says Tehran will see any country’s support for new U_S_ economic measures against the Islamic Republic as an “act of war."
August 23, 2026
Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi will visit Tehran on Tuesday to continue talks between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Foreign Ministry
August 24, 2026
Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's
August 22, 2026
Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state
August 22, 2026
U.S.
August 22, 2026
NATO's top commander convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible contributions to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, his
August 21, 2026
Seven commodity ships sailed along the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, just half the previous day's tally, showed data from shiptracker Kpler, amid concern over risk to
August 21, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Iran
August 21, 2026
Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Thursday to settle at the highest in nearly a month, after U.S.
August 20, 2026
The U.S. will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, a focus on
August 20, 2026
Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday and settled at the highest in nearly four weeks, as investors worried about escalating tensions in the Middle East
August 19, 2026
The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade with Iran after it said it had come under renewed fire from the country
August 19, 2026
Iran has lost significant control of the Strait of Hormuz
August 19, 2026
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, data showed on Wednesday, as most shipowners avoided the key waterway because of a lack of clear signalling on its reopening
August 19, 2026
U.S.
August 18, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. has no planned talks with Iran but insists the Strait of Hormuz remains open
August 18, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
August 18, 2026
Trump tries a new approach in Iran war: Disengage
August 19, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is angry with Oman over its talks with Iran about managing the Strait of Hormuz that lies between the countries
August 18, 2026
Oil prices settled at their highest level in more than three weeks on Tuesday after Iran said it would adopt a more offensive stance
August 18, 2026
Trump’s threats anger Omanis, leave observers puzzled
August 18, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the U.S. and Iran were neither taking place nor scheduled but the Strait of Hormuz was open, while Iran said
August 18, 2026
Ship crossings via the Strait of Hormuz were still in single digits on Monday, despite rising slightly from the weekend, according to preliminary shipping data on Tuesday
August 18, 2026
U.S.
August 17, 2026
Iran will shift to a "fully offensive" military posture because efforts to negotiate a permanent end to the war with the U.S
August 17, 2026
Iran says it's working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
August 17, 2026
Iran will escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and beyond, and launch an attack if the U.S. fails to implement an interim peace deal fully in a matter
August 17, 2026
Oil prices settled up by more than $2 on Monday on global supply worries stoked by investor pessimism about diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iran war
August 17, 2026
Iraq's plans to export oil via a pipeline through Syria to avert future disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz
August 17, 2026
The 60-day deadline for an agreement to end the Iran war and resolve the dispute over its nuclear program is expiring
August 17, 2026
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday, following attacks on tankers, while U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the
August 17, 2026
Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat on Saturday, while President Donald Trump blasted
August 15, 2026
Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill on Friday after two more ships were
August 14, 2026
Two slicks have appeared in Iranian waters,
August 14, 2026
While talks to end the Iran war have stalled, the Trump administration appears to be reaching out to a broader swath of countries that might be able to help pressure Tehran or ease its hardline position where traditional mediators haven't succeeded so far
August 15, 2026
The United States on Thursday said that it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely and would ratchet up economic pressure on
August 14, 2026
The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz
August 14, 2026
The war with Iran is disrupting oil and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy trade, sending prices higher and threatening global growth
March 05, 2026
U.S. special forces rescued an airman in a high-risk mission deep inside Iran while President Donald Trump threatened to rain
April 05, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after U.S.
August 13, 2026
The U.S. military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships
August 13, 2026
What does Trump mean when he says the US is ‘low-keying’ negotiations with Iran?
August 13, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world's top container shipping companies, said on Thursday that the conflict in the Middle East, with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, cost the
August 13, 2026
Top U.S. fuel makers boosted returns to shareholders in the second quarter as prolonged disruptions to crude supplies through the Strait of Hormuz sent fuel prices and
August 13, 2026
Oil prices rose slightly on Wednesday as attacks on ships in the Middle East continued and talks to end the Iran war hit an impasse.
August 12, 2026
The U.S. and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared
August 11, 2026
Authorities in Yemen say at least six people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait
August 11, 2026
Oil prices touched a one-week high on Tuesday and Wall Street finished lower as traders grew more pessimistic about a potential
August 11, 2026
Oil prices edged up to a one-week high on Tuesday as doubts about a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal fueled concerns that Middle East supply disruptions would
August 11, 2026
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