Competing closure claims and blockade measures restrict Hormuz traffic

After a commercial vessel was hit near Oman on June 25, the United States struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar, according to US officials and Reuters reporting....

Iran said it struck targets linked to the United States in response to US attacks, framing its actions as retaliation for what it called violations of the interim agreement. Reuters reported competing...

After several days of attacks, the United States and Iran agreed to halt recent Gulf hostilities and renew talks over Hormuz, Reuters reported. The announcement was a pause arrangement amid reciprocal...

Reuters reported attacks on three commercial vessels and US strikes on Iranian targets. Washington also revoked a general license that had authorized sales of Iranian crude. Attribution and sequence...

President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was over, while also saying talks would continue. Iran disputed that it had asked for direct talks but received Qatar’s foreign minister as mediator. The...

Reuters reported that the United States struck bridges in Iran and that Iranian attacks hit a power and desalination station in Kuwait; Kuwaiti authorities reported damage, fire, and disruption to...

At a UN briefing, the spokesperson said Iran’s Ministry of Health reported at least 60 people killed and 670 injured since hostilities escalated again in late June, through July 27. This is an...

Reuters reported that a proposed Hormuz reopening arrangement remained uncertain. Iran and the United States differed over control, inspection and fees; Oman proposed a compromise. The dispute made...

A senior Iranian source told Reuters there had been no progress on reviving the June agreement or defining a timetable for its commitments. The June document had set a 60-day period for a final...

Reuters reported that the 60-day period had expired and President Trump said no talks were taking place or scheduled; Tehran said Hormuz would remain shut until US conditions were met. The interim...