The Guardian6d ago

Middle East crisis live: US denies report that warship trying to pass through strait of Hormuz was hit by Iran

US Central Command denies that a ship has been struck after Iran’s Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a US navy frigate Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with Iran We have a bit more of the statement from Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, who said earlier that the US or any other foreign armed forces would be attacked if they entered the strait of Hormuz (see post at 07.39 for...

NPR6d ago

The UAE says Iran resumes attacks as the U.S. moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military said it helped two merchant ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said it was fending off Iranian missiles and drones.

BBC News5d ago

US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility

Meanwhile shipping company Maersk said one of its US-flagged commercial vessels had successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection.

NPR5d ago

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

The Iran war risked reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz, though a ceasefire seemed to be holding Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it.

BBC News5d ago

Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war

The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy.

The Guardian5d ago

Middle East crisis live: Hegseth gives Iran war update amid growing tensions in strait of Hormuz

US defence secretary giving news conference from the Pentagon after Iran warns it is ‘just getting started’ Donald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockade Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his ministry said on its Telegram account. While Beijing condemned the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran which started the war in...

The Guardian5d ago

US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side

Conflict appears to have reached painful stalemate, but leaders in Tehran and Washington seem to think victory is near The month-old ceasefire between Iran and the US appeared to be in new peril on Tuesday with a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles reported to have targeted the United Arab Emirates as US naval forces pressed ahead with efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The Iranian strike on the UAE was the second in 48 hours, and came shortly after the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, in...

NPR2d ago

U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military also says that it "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces." The exchange occurred Thursday as U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.

BBC News2d ago

Trump says US-Iran ceasefire still in place after exchange of fire in Strait of Hormuz

Iran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal areas.

BBC News2d ago

Oil prices rise after US and Iran exchange fire in Hormuz strait

US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is still in place.

The Guardian6d ago

Middle East crisis live: US denies report that warship trying to pass through strait of Hormuz was hit by Iran

US Central Command denies that a ship has been struck after Iran’s Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a US navy frigate Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with Iran We have a bit more of the statement from Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, who said earlier that the US or any other foreign armed forces would be attacked if they entered the strait of Hormuz (see post at 07.39 for...

NPR6d ago

The UAE says Iran resumes attacks as the U.S. moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military said it helped two merchant ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said it was fending off Iranian missiles and drones.

BBC News5d ago

US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility

Meanwhile shipping company Maersk said one of its US-flagged commercial vessels had successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection.

NPR5d ago

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

The Iran war risked reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz, though a ceasefire seemed to be holding Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it.

BBC News5d ago

Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war

The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy.

The Guardian5d ago

Middle East crisis live: Hegseth gives Iran war update amid growing tensions in strait of Hormuz

US defence secretary giving news conference from the Pentagon after Iran warns it is ‘just getting started’ Donald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockade Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, is travelling to Beijing later today for talks with his Chinese counterpart “on bilateral relations and regional and international developments”, his ministry said on its Telegram account. While Beijing condemned the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran which started the war in...

The Guardian5d ago

US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side

Conflict appears to have reached painful stalemate, but leaders in Tehran and Washington seem to think victory is near The month-old ceasefire between Iran and the US appeared to be in new peril on Tuesday with a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles reported to have targeted the United Arab Emirates as US naval forces pressed ahead with efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz. The Iranian strike on the UAE was the second in 48 hours, and came shortly after the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, in...

NPR2d ago

U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military also says that it "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces." The exchange occurred Thursday as U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.

BBC News2d ago

Trump says US-Iran ceasefire still in place after exchange of fire in Strait of Hormuz

Iran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal areas.

BBC News2d ago

Oil prices rise after US and Iran exchange fire in Hormuz strait

US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is still in place.