US President Donald Trump says nations that rely on oil from the Strait of Hormuz should build up some delayed courage

Gulf states considering new pipeline amid Iran curb on Hormuz Strait: Report Gulf countries are revisiting costly plans for pipelines that would allow them to bypass Iran's restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, Financial Times reports

Countries should show 'courage' and seize Hormuz Strait, Trump urges US President Donald Trump in his address said countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz should show "courage" and seize the key waterway

Saudi Arabia rerouted nearly 1 million barrels a day of crude away from Hormuz strait Nearly 4 million barrels of crude oil per day passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in March, up from about 3 million the previous month and the highest level since October 2023, according to Kpler

Trump mulls Nato withdrawal, stopping weapons to Ukraine over Europe's response to Iran war Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/01/2026 - 19:33 US president threatens to quit decades-old European alliance, as he fails to address Iran's control of Strait of Hormuz US President Donald Trump, right, speaks with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 21 January 2026 (Mandel Ngan/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump plans to lambast Nato in his address at the White House on Wednesday night local time, in the latest sign that the US-Israeli war on Iran is causing fissures in the West's premier alliance

Anand says Canada will not hesitate to help secure the strait once there is a ceasefire, but the Liberal government has not decided yet on specific measures.

Trump struck a belligerent tone Wednesday, demanding that Iran stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S

The president's comments are the latest threat to America's allies after their reluctance to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump says ceasefire tied to Hormuz reopening, vows continued strikes US President Donald Trump said he would consider a ceasefire with Iran only if the Strait of Hormuz is open, free, and clear

After 33 days, US war objectives 'regime change', nuclear rollback, and control of the Strait of Hormuz remain unmet, while Iranian retaliation has imposed heavy military and economic costs on the US.

The war began in late February when the U.S

The three-month suspension follows a special cabinet meeting chaired by President Hakainde Hichilema, which focused on mitigating the economic impact of rising fuel costs, a spillover effect of the US, Israel, and Iran conflict that has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's new leader asked the United States for a ceasefire, but the US wants the Hormuz Strait opened first, US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.

Crude prices dropped on Wednesday as President Donald Trump signaled willingness to exit the Iran conflict even as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed

Effective shutdown of key waterway could lead to permanent changes in how shipping industry does business.

Three Chinese vessels sail through Strait of Hormuz

Three Chinese vessels have navigated through the Strait of Hormuz recently with the facilitation and coordination of relevant sides, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning confirmed on Tuesday.

Trump is reportedly willing to end the USs unprovoked aggression against Iran without reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz in a move seen as a major retreat.

Thousands of soldiers from the U.S

The Iran war has stalled shipments of oil and its products through the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns among Chinese manufacturers about supply chain disruptions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Al Jazeera that the US will not accept Irans claim over the Strait of Hormuz.

Sudan's food security faces growing pressure as the USIsraelIran conflict disrupts global energy and agricultural supply chains, affecting key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz and driving up fertilizer and fuel prices.

Trump says progress in Iran talks, repeats threat over Hormuz Strait

As Iran imposes a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, squeezing the global economy, Trump faces a crisis that echoes one of historys most revealing strategic failures.

Iranian lawmaker says ships may face fees to pass Strait of Hormuz

A Canadian activist captured dozens of oil tankers and cargo ships crowding the vital waterway.

Irans air defense forces have shot down an MQ-9 drone in the eastern vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz.

International Maritime Organization chief Arsenio Dominguez warns of 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

Blockade of strait, one of the world's busiest maritime routes, would prove disastrous for global economy.

Protecting your guys once they are there is. The administration has also discussed raids into coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz to find and destroy weapons targeting international shipping

Pakistan has reached an agreement with Iran to send 20 ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Kenneth Katzman says US war objectives in Iran that cannot be met with air power can be met with a ground invasion.

Experts say Houthi group's recent involvement in the ongoing Middle East war could be a game-changer, bolstering Iran, threatening Gulf interests, and further straining Saudi-Iran ties. Their direct missile strikes at Israel escalate the US-Israel-Iran conflict, and if the Houthis were to block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, another critical chokepoint in the region, it could risk a global energy crisis by disrupting oil and trade flows.

Worried about consumer inflation to come from Strait of Hormuz closure? The economy has one word for you other than oil: plastics.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday that passage is prohibited for any vessel through any corridor in the Strait of Hormuz to and from the ports of countries allied with and supporting the United States and Israel, marking a new escalation of the Iran conflict.

Trump recently floated the possibility that the strait could be controlled jointly by "me and the ayatollah" as part of a resolution to the Iran war.

Around 150,000 Iranians live on the island, which sits a short swim away from the port of Bandar Abbas. Iran has been rerouting vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz between Qeshm and Larak, an island next door

Marco Rubio said US allies were open to helping escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed and threatened to charge fees for.

Rubio reiterated President Donald Trump's call for other countries to participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz.

UAE has an active role in Iran war and will be pounded if US invades, Iranian sources say Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 16:40 Iran's leadership believes Trump's threatened ground assault will probably be launched from the United Arab Emirates, which may be more active in the US-Israeli war than thought Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke rising after an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone in the UAE on 3 March 2026 (Fadel Senna/AFP) On Tehran believes the United Arab Emirates is playing an active role in the US-Israeli war on Iran and any ground invasion could lead to widespread attacks on Emirati state assets, two senior Iranian sources told Middle East Eye. A month into the conflict, which has battered global markets, Donald Trump is weighing whether to use ground troops to seize strategic islands in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to stop Iran from disrupting energy supplies

War on Iran wont require ground troops, US secretary of state says The US can achieve its goals in Iran without any ground troops, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said following a meeting with G7 members in France. Rubio also said that ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping is likely to pose an immediate challenge, even after the US accomplishes its military objectives in Iran

Suez was the death knell for the British empire. Hormuz may do the same for the US Submitted by Sami Al-Arian on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 14:13 As confrontation with Iran escalates, Washington risks repeating the 1956 Suez crisis, which hastened the end of sterling as a global reserve currency and forced imperial retreat Cargo ships in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the worlds energy supplies pass, amid escalating confrontation between Iran and the United States, on 11 March 2026 (Reuters) Off Empires decline when their military reach outpaces their political strategy, when their economic foundations weaken, and when the people they seek to dominate endure long enough to outlast their overwhelming force

Walking a tightrope The decision also comes as Pakistan seeks to position itself as a regional player amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Saudi Arabia diverged with Turkey and Pakistan on condemning Iran Read More Earlier this week, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed authorities to accelerate the export of surplus food items to Gulf countries amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

US's Rubio tells G7 ministers Iran war should end in 'weeks, not months': Report US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told G7 counterparts on Friday that the US-Israeli war on Iran should end in a matter of "weeks, not months", Reuters is reporting, citing three people familiar with the talks. At a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in France, Rubio did not ask his counterparts to contribute ships to clear the Strait of Hormuz now but asked them to prepare for a postwar role, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday that passage is prohibited for any vessel through any corridor in the Strait of Hormuz to and from ports of countries allied with and supporting theUS and Israel.

President Trump says he will extend a pause on Iranian energy attacks to April 6 after 10 ships were allowed passage through the Strait of Hormuz

It is the single point of failure of globalised production.

Oil prices fell after Donald Trump said Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Malaysian leader says oil tankers granted clearance by Iran as government introduces measures to conserve fuel.

Iran has recently threatened to open a new front in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the US and Israel launch a ground offensive against Iran

The impacts from the Iran war continue to way on global supply chains as economists raise their expectations for a potential recession in the U.S.

Empty streets expose another crisis as Filipinos battle soaring oil prices, dwindling incomes, and a stagnating economy.

The US president has threatened the attacks as a means of pressuring Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway.

US security is a key pillar of the petrodollar system. By wresting control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has turned the tables on US Read More With the US war on Iran raging, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have inched closer to supporting the offensive

External pressures are also mounting. Pakistan maintains close strategic ties with Gulf partners, particularly Saudi Arabia , as regional powers calibrate responses to Iranian actions around critical maritime chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz

Trump said the U.S has "very substantial talks going on with respect to Iran," though Tehran has denied direct talks have taken place.

The US could also seize Larak, a small island next to Irans heavily fortified Qeshm Island. Iran has redirected vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to Larak, apparently for security screening

Iran says it will "set fire" to ships trying to sail through the world's most vital oil transit point.

French armed forces chief held video call with 35 countries on Hormuz strait France's armed forces chief, General Fabien Mandon, held a video conference call with 35 countries on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, France's defence ministry said on Thursday

Israel's defence minister said a number of other "senior Navy command officials" have also been killed

Officials in Tehran have drafted legislation to create a toll system where ships pay for safe passage through the waterway, Iranian media reported.

The Iranian regime has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, destabilizing global markets and leaving the U.S

Two officials from Pakistan described the U.S. proposal broadly, saying it addressed sanctions relief, a rollback of Irans nuclear program, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

As tensions surrounding Iran continue to escalate, speculation is mounting over whether the United States could take the unprecedented step of deploying ground forces near the Strait of Hormuz

The country is in survival mode, and effectively fighting back by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and blocking the transport of much of the worlds oil supply.

I'm a lot more concerned about the current crisis than I was when Russia-Ukraine happened four years ago, one fund manager told CNBC