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U.S. attacks Iranian coastal sites after Iran launches drones in latest flare-up

U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil falls as Israel and Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire

The oil market's main focus remains on the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of global crude normally passes.

Iran hits Kuwait, U.S. strikes near Hormuz in Gulf flare-up

Iranian attacks damaged Kuwait's airport and injured dozens while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.

Eneos oil tanker that passed through Hormuz arrives in southwestern Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An oil tanker under major Japanese oil company Eneos Holdings Inc. arrived in Japan on Wednesday, the second vessel to do so after tr

Iran to work on Japanese ships’ smooth passage through Hormuz

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian argued that U.S. maritime restrictions on Tehran remained an obstacle.

Japan PM urges free passage through Hormuz in Iran president phone talks

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she called for the free and safe passage of ships through the all-but-closed Strai

What if the Strait of Hormuz didn’t reopen?

History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. So what if something similar were to happen in the Strait of Hormuz? It's a nightmare few contemplate.

Japan's April naphtha output falls 22.8% amid Hormuz disruptions

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's domestic production of naphtha, an oil derivative necessary to make chemicals used in a wide range of products, fell 22.8 per

Trump’s room to maneuver narrows as U.S., Iran close in on framework deal

The dilemma became clear during a week of hectic diplomacy marked by word of an emerging framework deal that would extend a current ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran and U.S. reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump’s approval

The agreement would extend the truce for another 60 days ​and allow traffic to flow through the Strait of Hormuz while negotiators tackle issues such as Iran's nuclear program.

US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

(AP) -- The Trump administration on Wednesday placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, th

U.S. strikes Iran again after Trump denies deal on Strait of Hormuz

A U.S. official has said the military shot down four Iranian attack drones and struck a ground control station in the port city of ​Bandar Abbas.

UAE and Iraq bolster pipelines to bypass Hormuz bottleneck

Iran’s top envoys discussing potential peace deal with Qatar PM, official says

The talks focused primarily on the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, as well as frozen Iranian funds.

Israel will intensify Lebanon strikes amid U.S.-Iran deal talks

Iran has demanded the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon as part of any peace agreement with the U.S. that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran to open Hormuz 30 days after US deal to end fighting: source

Japanese tanker Idemitsu Maru arrives in Aichi after exiting Strait of Hormuz

The oil tanker is the first to return to Japan through the strait since war broke out in Iran.

Global oil inventories to fall below 100 days of demand on Hormuz blockade

Three months in, is Trump losing the Iran war?

With Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its resistance to nuclear concessions and its government largely intact, doubts are growing that Trump can pull out a geopolitical win.