Strait of Hormuz - Page 20

  • Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/File)

Western powers were unable to secure shipping in the Red Sea. Hormuz will be harder

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LOS ANGELES/LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) – The Western allies trying to negotiate a way to protect the Strait of Hormuz for energy shipping face a stark reality: a similar effort in the Red Sea that started years earlier cost billions of dollars and ultimately failed against Yemen’s Houthis. The costly Red ​Sea experience – four

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  • 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

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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

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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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