The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, closed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday despite President Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement requiring the waterway to remain open. Iran cited Israeli strikes in Lebanon as justification, despite Trump insisting Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire deal. BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet reported that, despite…
Iran's Parliamentary Speaker is claiming that the US has breached the ceasefire agreement even as Donald Trump says the truce is in effect.
Vice President JD Vance will lead a team of negotiators meeting with Iranian officials in Pakistan on Saturday
Reports from Iranian state media say the Strait of Hormuz is not open because Iran is responding to the continued Israeli airstrikes into Lebanon. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Lebanon is not part of the ceasefire agreement that has been brokered. NBC News’ Monica Alba details where the Trump administration stands and what’s next for…
President Trump on Thursday demanded Iran stop charging tolls for tankers to cross the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran's supreme leader promised the country would control the crucial waterway.Why it matters: The already shaky ceasefire between the two countries is getting more strained by the day, even as they prepare for peace talks in Islamabad on Saturday.…
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday over the Israeli military’s barrage of attacks in Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah, Iranian state media reported. Two tankers were able to pass through the strait, through which about 20 percent of the world’s oil supply flows, according to MarineTraffic, a ship-tracking service. The Greek-owned carrier NJ…
The ceasefire with Iran is subject to what President Trump called the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, which on Wednesday, Iran said is closed. The White House said those claims are false. Weijia Jiang reports.
A chart published by Iranian news agencies showed a large circle marked “danger zone” in Farsi over the route ships take through the strait.
No oil tankers traversed the Strait of Hormuz for the entire first day of the ceasefire between the United States and Israel, despite the waterway being opened by the Islamic Republic. The first 24 hours after the ceasefire was implemented, four bulk carriers traversed the strait, but no oil or gas tankers, the ships highest…
President Donald Trump brokered what was supposed to be a two-week “conditional ceasefire” with the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, and Iran’s Islamic regime couldn’t even wait a few hours before showing the world exactly who they are, a bunch of lying, oil-choking, missile-flinging radicals who despise America, Israel, and freedom itself. The…
