Strait of Hormuz - Page 18

  • Fire engulfs a car at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • An emergency worker walks at a site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Israeli firefighters work to put out a fire following Iranian missile strikes on Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A piece of debris lies on a destroyed car at the site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A person stands next to remnants of a missile stuck in the ground found in Kifl Haris village, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Emergency personnel work at the site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Smoke rises following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Emergency personnel work at the site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Emergency personnel work at the site following Iranian missile barrages in central Israel, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Iran pours missiles into Israel and mocks Trump’s talk of joint control of strait

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV, March 24 (Reuters) – Iran launched waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said there had ​been “very good and productive” talks aiming at halting the conflict raging across the Middle East. Three senior Israeli officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2025. (Photo: AP)

Japan’s PM Takaichi meets with Trump as he seeks help securing the Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2026 (AP) — The meeting that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have at the White House on Thursday originally seemed like a prime opportunity to have President Donald Trump’s ear before he embarked on a trip to China. But now, the war in Iran and Trump’s unsuccessful call for Japan and

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How high energy prices may go will depend on the scale of disruption to traffic through the strait of Hormuz. (Photo: EPA)

How the law of naval warfare applies to the Strait of Hormuz

Kensington (Australia), Mar 19 (The Conversation) The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow body of water adjacent to Iran and Oman, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. While it is a shared body of water between Iran and Oman, Iran functionally exercises a greater amount of control over it. The strait

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