Strait of Hormuz - Page 6

  • People walk past a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A book with a cover featuring an image of a U.S. flag is displayed in a bookshop window in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A woman walks near a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)

Trump says he does not need China’s help to end Iran war, Tehran tightens grip on Hormuz

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WASHINGTON/LONDON/BAGHDAD, May 12 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not think he ​will need China’s help to end the war with Iran, even as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Tehran tightened its grip over the Strait ‌of Hormuz. Ahead of a high-stakes summit in Beijing, Trump said

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  • An oil tanker anchors near the oil hub of the port of Fos-Lavera at sunset near Marseille, southern France, April 14, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • A pump jack operates outside of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. (Photo: Reuters)

Oil prices jump on renewed US-Iran hostilities

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BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – Oil prices were up more than 1% on Friday after renewed fighting broke out between the U.S. and Iran, threatening a shaky ​ceasefire and dashing hopes for progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a ‌key oil and gas transit route. Brent crude futures were up $1.41, or 1.41%, at

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  • Children play in the water along the shore as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels sit offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • A man waves an Iranian flag for a pro-government campaign under a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • People ride motorcycles near a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Photo: AP)

US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 8, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces,” highlighting the fragility of the month-old ceasefire between the two countries. U.S. Central Command said in a social

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  • US President Donald Trump says the U.S. has “had very good talks” with Iran over the last 24 hours, adding “it’s very possible we’ll make a deal.” (Photo: Video grab/AP
  • President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • President Donald Trump watches as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Photo: AP)
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Photo: AP)
  • France’s President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes British Prime Minister Keir Starmer prior to an international summit to push forward efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Trump administration sows confusion as it tries to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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WASHINGTON, May 7, 2026 (AP) — The Trump administration’s approach to the Iran war over the past 24 hours has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding and military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic. Tuesday started with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explaining how the U.S. military was

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