The Bigger Energy Lesson Behind Iran’s Control Over the Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is open again. But don’t get comfortable.
Iran said that it would keep its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as long as the United States maintains its own closure of the vital waterway. On Saturday, Iran’s forces fired near an Indian oil tanker as it approached the strait. The British Maritime Agency says there were no casualties. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports for Sunday TODAY.
The Strait of Hormuz is open again. But don’t get comfortable.
The Iranian military reimposed significant restrictions over the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass through Saturday, only one day after the Islamic…
But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.
NBC News correspondents Brian Cheung, Monica Alba, Richard Engel and Courtney Kube report on Iran’s decision to open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic. Energy industry analyst John Kilduff breaks down how oil markets are reacting to the announcement.
The speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf, said Friday that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz again amid the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, contradicting President Trump, who said the strait was “open for business” earlier in the day. His remarks came as Trump was on stage delivering a speech in Arizona at a…
President Donald Trump said Iran is removing sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a step that could expand commercial shipping traffic through the vital waterway.
Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the U.S. said it would not end its blockade of Iran-linked shipping.
Iran appears to have capitulated on two of the most important demands of the U.S., according to the president. After seven weeks of joint strikes against Iran from the U.S. and Israel, President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would no longer be threatened by Iran and that the Iranians agreed to stop seeking nuclear enrichment. The stock market…
Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iran-linked shipping.