US president says his country’s forces stopped cargo ship Touska by ‘blowing a hole’ in its engine room. Published On 19 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 US President Donald Trump has said United States forces have seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get past his country’s naval blockade nearRead More →
Iran on Sunday denied it would participate in new peace talks with the United States, its state news agency reported on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said its negotiators would head to Pakistan on Monday for a second round of peace talks with Iran. Iran’s official IRNA news agency cited no specific sourceRead More →
Iran said Saturday that it has reimposed the closure of the Strait of Hormuz less than a day after reopening it to shipping traffic, but President Donald Trump warned that Tehran could not blackmail the U.S. by shutting the waterway. The strait is closed until the U.S. blockade is lifted, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy said, warningRead More →
A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. Alexander Manzyuk | Reuters Oil prices plunged Friday after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, raising hopes the huge supply disruption willRead More →
The United States military command that oversees the Middle East (CENTCOM) has said that two of its ships have travelled through the Strait of Hormuz, a claim swiftly denied by Iran. On Saturday, the command said that the two destroyers, the USS Frank E Peterson and USS Michael Murphy, hadRead More →
A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. Gallo Images | Getty Images As the world’s oil traders parsed satellite images and official statements for clues on the fate of the Strait of Hormuz,Read More →
US president refuses to identify which countries he says are responding to call for naval coalition to open trade route. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo United States PresidentRead More →
