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Trump has threatened escalation after midterms
Concerns of return to war increasing as key elections loom
Owners offer 'danger money' • 'Mercenaries' face Iranian strikes • 93 ships attacked since February
Record shipping cost through Strait of Hormuz could offset any crude-price slide
Tehran takes aggressive stance amid economic woes, fear of losing control of Strait of Hormuz.
The country’s leaders are taking a more aggressive approach as they worry that their grip on the Strait of Hormuz is slipping.
Offers alternative transit routes for oil, options to bypass Strait of Hormuz
Mediators seek deal with Tehran to reopen crucial Strait of Hormuz
Revolutionary Guards say U.S. needs to uphold agreement
US president issues extraordinary threat to ally after report of separate deal to control key shipping zone – as Iran warns it will escalate tensions if diplomacy fails following end of 60-day truce
Trump threatens to bomb ally Oman for role in Hormuz talks
U.S. and Iran both claim full authority over waterway
Special forces boats being used in Hormuz training missions were secretly sending data overseas
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the U.S. “corrects its behavior.”
Hard-liners’ clout poses risk they will sabotage any deal, Arab mediators fear
Agreement would give Tehran a role in controlling traffic, but wouldn’t allow tolls
Trump calls off escalation of strikes after mediators offer new Hormuz plan
Includes voluntary fees to use strait, sources say
Push into ‘modern warfare’ ● Data comes as US and Iran halt fire ● Oman lobbies Tehran over Hormuz
Threatens to attack infrastructure if ships attacked in Hormuz Strait
Ceasefire slides further away as US, Iran battle over Strait of Hormuz
The renewed bombings are aimed at degrading Iranian ability to hit shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Hormuz choked as stockpiles run dry • ‘We’ve burned through all the buffers’
Administration notifies Congress that warfare on Iran has resumed.
Trump says U.S. should control Strait of Hormuz
Logistics group in talks ● Seismic strategy shift ● Site on Gulf of Oman ● Overland routes to neighbours
Both sides launch new strikes as Trump announces fees for safe passage of the Strait of Hormuz.
Oil prices leap as Pentagon starts new strikes, president talks of Hormuz tolls
President said other ships will be charged for safe passage.
The president said there will be a 20 percent fee on shipping through Hormuz
United States attacks over an Iranian blow on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran reports projectiles were fired at military targets on its largest island near the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran declares Hormuz strait closed Fourth raid in a week by Washington
Iran said it considers the Strait of Hormuz closed after a vessel was struck by a warning shot.
The president said a fresh round of U.S. strikes was in response to Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the ceasefire by attacking a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
Talks in Doha could begin as soon as Tuesday and focus on Hormuz traffic
RETALIATION FOR HORMUZ SHIP STRIKE
A tentative peace deal with Iran teeters as Israel continues attacks in Lebanon, prompting Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump to retort with a threat.
Industry fears Tehran will charge tolls Use of vital strait was free before war
Many factors will delay a resumption of passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
US and Iran confirm agreement to end war, lift blockade and reopen Strait of Hormuz
The president has authorized an end to the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
A drone boat rescued two aviators after their aircraft was downed near Strait of Hormuz.
Iran gained leverage and power by taking control of the waterway. Former officials said the move was hardly unexpected.
Tehran tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz as Washington said its attacks were defensive.
BESSENT: HORMUZ, URANIUM AT ISSUE / Ongoing strikes illustrate tenuous situation
A Kinship With Kyiv: Underdogs Bite; Renewed Hostilities Might Derail Talks
Strait of Hormuz to be reopened but deal does not address Tehran's missile stocks
US says ‘significant progress’ made towards peace and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but Donald Trump stressed yesterday that Tehran ‘must understand’ that it cannot have a nuclear weapon
U.S., Iran push for pact to end war. Deal to extend ceasefire, open Hormuz is near
US president says agreement is imminent and will see reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Oil to leap without Hormuz relief ● 76 nations in emergency action ● Recession warnings gain urgency
U.S., China hope to restore shipping through Hormuz
Leaders focus on desire to open Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s control over Strait of Hormuz appears to have strengthened
Assessments say Tehran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
Fresh alarm over Hormuz strait crisis ● 100mn barrels of oil lost each week
Strait of Hormuz remains closed as negotiations falter; president casts doubt on ceasefire, floats suspending gas tax
Rising tensions in Strait of Hormuz test fragile ceasefire
HORMUZ PLAN UNCLEAR
The president threatened Tehran with a new wave of bombing if a deal is not reached that includes opening the critical Strait of Hormuz.
Rubio says Operation Epic Fury ‘is over,’ a step toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
US insists Middle East truce is holding even as United Arab Emirates defences come under attack for a second day and clashes resume in Strait of Hormuz despite Trump’s Project Freedom to protect ships
AN ABRUPT REVERSAL SOON AFTER STARTING. He wants space for ‘finalized’ deal; blockade goes on
Iran blamed for attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. ally.
U.S. forces are pressing ahead with efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to merchant ships.
Ceasefire comes under strain ● Tehran threatens American warships ● Response to new Trump plan
Iran denies US claims to have destroyed boats and intercepted missiles
AMERICAN DESTROYER IS FIRED ON, NOT HIT Iranian fast boats chasing commercial ships destroyed
US says 6 Iran boats sunk; UAE targeted; 2 cargo vessels hit
United Arab Emirates, merchant ships come under attack.
The US president pledges to ‘free up people, companies and countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong’
Iran's Hormuz closure has stranded ships for weeks
Both sides in a waiting game as oil prices climb amid Hormuz blockage
Tehran is buying time in race to see who blinks first: producers or global consumers
The White House says the national security team is discussing the proposal and President Trump will address it later.
Iran ceasefire holds as talks expected to resume
Video released yesterday shows Iranian forces seizing a ship, prompting a furious White House response
The attacks and seizure of two container vessels come as the U.S. maintains its blockade and diplomacy seems to stall.
Oil prices could be high late into year. Unpopular conflict has fractured Trump's base
Actions come after Trump extends two-week ceasefire
Three vessels were fired on in the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran seized two of them. The White House said the ceasefire was intact.
U.S., IRAN CLAIM HORMUZ CONTROL
Tehran vows a swift response, calling the armed boarding an act of piracy in the Strait of Hormuz.
Capture of vessel near Strait of Hormuz puts new talks in doubt
Iran fires on ships in retaliation for the U.S. blockade on its ports, threatening to deepen the energy crisis.
Standoff over Hormuz resumes one day after opening, with call for U.S. to end blockade.
Despite Tehran's announcement, President Donald Trump said the blockade on Iranian ships and ports "will remain in full force."
Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force until deal is reached.
Trump says naval blockade to continue until deal is reached
Key shipping lane is reopened for duration of ceasefire, sending oil prices tumbling, but Trump says blockade will continue until war’s end
Hopes move spurs US-Tehran deal • Pakistan talks with Islamic regime • Pressure to reopen Hormuz
IMF warns Britain will be worst-hit major economy in a damning assessment of the conflict’s impact on global finance – as Tehran considers halting its oil shipments in Strait of Hormuz to bring the US back to the negotiating table
Trump to deploy US navy to Strait but Britain will only supply minesweepers
Navy to halt toll-paying ships ● Tehran speaks of ‘mistrust’ ● Fears for oil price ● Global economy dented
The U.S. action in the Strait of Hormuz could further rattle global energy markets.
As Vance flies out of US-Iran summit with no deal, leaving two-week ceasefire in doubt, president says his military is ‘locked and loaded’ to prevent any ships from using the vital strait – and claims Britain will help
TRUMP DIRECTS NAVY TO CUT OFF HORMUZ
Trump announces move after talks with Iran on ceasefire fail.
As Donald Trump urges allies to protect vital shipping lane from Iranian attacks, former defence secretary says navy isn’t ready for the task and dismisses government’s claim UK can defend itself as ‘palpably untrue’
Trump: Military begins effort to clear Strait of Hormuz
U.S. military says two destroyers were in the Strait of Hormuz ahead of mine clearing.
Late brinkmanship signals difficult road for Trump’s effort to open Hormuz Strait
Iran keeps grip on Hormuz ● Netanyahu approves Lebanon talks ● US envoys head to Pakistan
Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz after two ships pass in response to attacks that killed 182 people in Beirut.
News agency: Israeli attacks in Lebanon precipitated action
Iran closes Hormuz as Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon
Allies say war's gains are overshadowed by Iran's leverage over Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN WARNS IT MAY PULL OUT OF TALKS; Sides far apart on key issues; Hormuz is still snarled
Iran's foreign minister announces a limited reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump vowed to bomb bridges, power plants if Hormuz stays shut
President says looming deadline to open Strait of Hormuz is final
In profanity-laced message to Iran, he vows attacks on power grid, bridges unless Strait of Hormuz is opened
US president threatens in expletive-laden post to strike Iranian energy infrastructure as soon as tomorrow if Strait of Hormuz is not opened
Profane Easter message includes warning that U.S. will strike Tuesday
Iran is warned to open the vital route or face worse attacks. Search for airman continues.
In his wildest pronouncements yet, president claims he’s considering ceasefire offer from Iran – which it denies – but he’ll continue to bomb it until Strait of Hormuz is open... and he’s poised to remove US from ‘paper tiger’ alliance