Washington DC. Amid the ongoing war in Iran, the United States and Iran have made conflicting claims over control of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The US President Donald Trump has ...
Shipping attacks in the Gulf of Oman and Red Sea deepen fears of a prolonged conflict as Iran and the US harden their positions, with Tehran insisting the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until ...
HONG KONG, Aug 11: Oil prices extended hefty gains Tuesday as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, fanning fresh inflation fears and ramping up bets on at least one US interest rate ...
Washington, Aug. 8: To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise. Any concession wou...
New York. Crude oil prices have increased in the international market. On Wednesday, crude oil prices rose as the possibility of successful negotiations regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hor...
Iran and Oman make progress on a framework for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but Washington’s rejection of Iranian demands and Trump’s push for compensation threaten to prolong the standof...
TEHRAN, Aug 9: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, vital to the world economy, until the United States met Tehran's conditions set out the day bef...
Iran, Aug. 7: Iran says it's in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman, while two Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon.
Tehran. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has put forward strict conditions for reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. Iran has demanded that the US lift its naval blockade...
Iran says Hormuz reopening hinges on US compensation, sanctions relief and an end to military threats, while Washington says it is seeking a deal to restore commercial shipping through the vital oi...
HONG KONG, Aug 7: Oil prices extended gains and stocks fell further on Friday amid fading optimism over a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as reports said Iran was planning to block US and Isra...
Geneva, July 25: The United Nations on Friday called for the safe evacuation and repatriation of some 6,000 sailors stuck in a "dire humanitarian and human rights crisis" in the Strait of Hormuz. U...
Kathmandu. An American official said that the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway, will reopen after talks between Iran and Oman, with positive progress being made. Reuters, quoting the American...
Iran’s Guards have previously threatened action against any vessels transiting the strait if they are linked to Tehran’s adversaries, or if they fail to comply with Iranian directives. The United ...
TEHRAN, Aug 6: Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalising arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran said Wednesday, even ...
New York. Eight major international organizations related to the world's leading shipowners and maritime transport have opposed the plan to collect toll fees from ships plying through the Strait of...
The message from Tehran is that unless Washington accepts a new status quo that gives Iran a greater role in Hormuz, the conflict could spread beyond the Gulf. Iran is betting it can outlast Washi...
WASHINGTON, Aug 5: US President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as soon as Wednesday but warned Iran it would get "hit very hard" if negotiations fell through.
Tehran. Iran and Oman are in the final stages of an agreement to reopen the important Strait of Hormuz. Iran has stated that the agreement could be finalized soon after both countries agreed on the...
Iran effectively shut the strait to ships other than its own after the United States and Israel attacked on February 28. Oman has won backing from Gulf states for a plan that would let Tehran coll...
TEHRAN, July 30: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that two oil tankers attempting to leave an "unsafe route" south of the Strait of Hormuz turned back after a fire broke out on ...
Washington DC. Although efforts to end the US-Iran war continue, the future of peace talks remains unclear. In this situation, data has been released showing that ship traffic in the Strait of Horm...
The latest exchange of strikes comes after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz following a warning shot that hit a commercial container ship, raising concerns over global energy supplies and renewed e...
TEHRAN, July 27: Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy stopped six vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz through routes not approved by Iranian authorities, state television reported on Mon...
California. US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that it will face serious consequences if the Hormuz Strait is not reopened soon. He said that negotiations between the US, Iran, and Oman on r...
Iran says it struck US military installations in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for American attacks, while Washington vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. Iranian armed force...
TEHRAN, July 23: The US military struck Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump warned he was "not finished" with a war that has already cost Washingt...
Kathmandu. Oil prices have decreased and the US stock market has set a new all-time record following progress in talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to US officials. The market saw ...
Fresh US strikes on Iran follow a tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz, as both sides accuse each other of breaching a two-week-old ceasefire and tensions spread across the Gulf and Lebanon. The ...
WASHINGTON DC, July 17: The White House on Thursday (local time) said the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessels that are not travelling to or from Iranian ports as part of the US blo...
Washington D.C. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that progress has been made in talks with Iran on facilitating the passage of more ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but a final agreeme...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Thursday that if Iran threatened or blocked ships in the strait, “we’re going to have a problem.” Tehran reasserted its right on Friday to contr...
TEHRAN, July 16: The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war.
Kathmandu. A cargo ship was hit by an unknown object near the coast of Oman in the 'Strait of Hormuz', the British maritime surveillance agency said. This incident occurred at a time when conflicti...
Fragile ceasefire faces early test as Iran and the US open talks while disputing the status of the vital shipping lane. Negotiators from the United States and Iran were set to start peace talks in...
BEIJING, July 14: China called on the United States and Iran on Tuesday to restore safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as fighting between the two sides reignited over how the strategic wate...
Kathmandu. US President Donald Trump has said that discussions are underway regarding the full opening of the Strait of Hormuz after the first phase of talks with Iran. He said that the next phase ...
Preliminary pact calls for a ceasefire, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and future negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme, with formal signing planned in Switzerland. US and Iranian officials ...
LONDON, July 7: An "unknown projectile" struck and caused a fire on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, British maritime security agency UKMTO said.
Tehran. Iran has rejected Oman's proposal for joint monitoring of the important Strait of Hormuz. While both sides are discussing the final agreement, Iran has put forward its own new proposal. Ir...
US forces shot down multiple Iranian one-way attack drones heading toward the Strait of Hormuz, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The United States and Iran signaled on Friday that a...
TEHRAN, June 29: Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it had held the first meeting with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz since Tehran and Washington signed their preliminary deal to end the Mi...
Tehran. Iran has stated that it has not requested talks with the United States in the past two weeks and has not relinquished its control over the strategic waterway Strait of Hormuz. A senior Iran...
Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz raises fresh concerns over peace efforts and global energy security. The United States launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said...
NEW DELHI, June 26: India has removed restrictions on supplies of commercial liquified petroleum gas imposed during the Middle East war when energy supplies were hit by the closure of the Strait of...
Muscat. Oman has presented a new proposal to Iran for the joint management of the Strait of Hormuz in support of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. The proposal includes a system for collectin...
Iran accused the US of breaching a fragile ceasefire with strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, while Israel intensified attacks in Lebanon, complicating efforts to end the regional conflict. Iran sa...
MANAMA, June 25: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday warned that Iranian tolls on ships passing the Strait of Hormuz would spread to other waterways, risking "total chaos".
Tehran. Iran has clarified that its stance on the management of the Strait of Hormuz has not changed. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baghei said that although talks are ongoing with O...
Fresh US strikes and continued regional tensions come as Washington and Tehran explore a possible framework deal on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear programme. US forces on Monday conducted...
NEW DELHI, June 23: Resumed shipping flows through the Strait of Hormuz would ease energy and fertiliser supply bottlenecks, India's security chief said during a BRICS security meeting in New Delhi...
Kathmandu. Due to the increasing tension between America and Iran in West Asia, oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz has been affected, causing crude oil prices to rise by approximately ...
Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked over uranium stockpiles and the Strait of Hormuz as oil markets swing on fears of escalation and stalled diplomacy. The US and Iran stuck to opposing stance...
PARIS, June 23: At least 36 commodity carriers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a record level since the start of the Middle East war in late February, according to data from the maritime ...
Washington D.C. The White House has stated that the Strait of Hormuz is open for commercial ships and that the US military is deployed to ensure the continuous flow of goods through the strategic w...
Under pressure to reach an accord that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump has previously expressed hope that a deal was close on ending the war, and similarly threatened heavy strikes on Iran...
BURGENSTOCK, June 22: Iran and the United States agreed Monday to set up communications lines to keep the vital Strait of Hormuz open and end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, after their first ...
Tehran. Iran's former Foreign Minister and senior advisor to the Supreme Leader, Ali Akbar Velayati, has claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is owned by Iran and that no power in the world can snatch...
The attack on the Barakah nuclear plant marks a sharp escalation in Gulf tensions as the US and Iran remain locked in a diplomatic standoff over Tehran’s nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz....
TEHRAN, June 18: Oil prices tumbled on Thursday after US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart separately signed an accord to end the Middle East war, with the Strait of Hormuz set to ...
Tehran. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has claimed to have attacked and disabled two supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz region. In a statement released via Telegram, the IRGC m...
HONG KONG, June 18: Oil prices tumbled again Thursday after US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart signed off on a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran. Despite Iran announcing the Strait of Hormuz closed amid new attacks, the United States has claimed the waterway remains open. Tensions that flared again this week continued on Sunday. Aft...
LONDON, June 18: The vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane is expected to re-open on Friday after nearly four months, following the signing of a US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war.
Tehran. One Indian national has gone missing after a commercial container ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has stated that 10 other Indian nation...
TEHRAN, June 13: The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, hours after both sides said a deal to end the Middle Eas...
Following Iran's announcement to close the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, the United States has launched a new phase of airstrikes on Iran. According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM)...
DUBAI, June 9: A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump saying the two pilots abroad are “fine” after the incident involving the waterway ...
Tehran. The British army has stated that a tanker traveling in the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of Oman caught fire after being hit by a projectile. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday morni...
CAIRO, May 25: The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional of...
Paris. France is deploying mine-clearing military equipment in West Asia to restore safe navigation from the Strait of Hormuz, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Britain and France have an...
Muscat. Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi has clarified that his country is not in favor of collecting transit fees from ships plying through the Strait of Hormuz. In an interview w...
Tehran. According to MarineTraffic, a global ship tracking service provider, vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued throughout the weekend despite increased security risks. The comp...
Washington DC. The United States has attacked Iranian missile and drone storage sites in retaliation for Iran's alleged attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks and counter-...
Tehran. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the United Nations has temporarily suspended the rescue plan for more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. The plan has ...
Manama. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that any kind of fee or obstruction on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz could spread to other international waterways. Speaking at th...
Kathmandu. US President Donald Trump has said that there will be no further naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz after the current understanding with Iran. Writing on the social media Truth Soci...
Tehran. Following Iran's announcement of the strategic waterway Strait of Hormuz being closed again in protest of Israel's attack on Lebanon, ship traffic in the region has significantly decreased....
New Delhi. Amidst the long-standing tension in the Strait of Hormuz, India has received great relief. Three Indian-flagged tankers, Desh Vaibhav, Desh Vibhor, and Sanmar Herald, are safely returnin...
Tehran. Iran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz, one of the important maritime trade routes, has been completely closed to all types of ships after American airstrikes. A statement issued by ...
Washington. US President Donald Trump has announced military strikes on Iran, accusing it of shooting down one of its helicopters in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the US Central Command (CENTC...
Tehran. The US military has stated that it shot down two Iranian attack drones in the Strait of Hormuz area, which is considered sensitive for international maritime transport. The US forces targe...
Tehran. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned of a 'strong military response' if the United States interferes in any way with the management of the Strait of Hormuz. In a...
US President Donald Trump has discussed a potential deal to extend the ceasefire with Iran and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but has not yet made a final decision. A senior US administration ...
Washington DC. US President Donald Trump has threatened Oman with military action over the issue of control of the Strait of Hormuz. During a cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday, a jou...
Tokyo. The Japanese oil tanker, which came after crossing the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the war between Iran and America began, has reached Japan. The Panamanian-flagged tanker Ide...
Kathmandu. European Union (EU) member states have moved towards imposing sanctions on Iranian officials and other officials and entities responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. Te...
Tehran. Signs of resumption of crude oil transportation activities from West Asia to the Asian market through the Strait of Hormuz have been seen. Three giant supertankers, which were stopped in th...
Tehran. Iran has formally determined the boundaries of a new management and monitoring area as a step to further tighten its control over the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most sensitive mar...
Seoul. Serious discussions are ongoing between Iran and South Korea regarding an attack on a ship operated by a South Korean company in the Strait of Hormuz. According to South Korea's state news a...
Kathmandu. European countries are in talks with Tehran to open the passage of ships through the 'Strait of Hormuz', Iranian state television reported on Saturday. State television said, "We have r...
Kathmandu. The UAE will accelerate the construction of a new pipeline as an alternative to the 'Strait of Hormuz' after West Asia war disrupted exports through the important Strait of Hormuz, UAE s...
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