Iran rowed back on its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway on Saturday. It warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect. Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to…
Tehran tightens control after accusing the US of breaching deal, raising fears of renewed conflict.
Trump warns Iran it “can’t blackmail us” after Tehran threatens “bitter defeats” after attacks on ships.
A United States naval destroyer fired on an Iranian cargo ship and footage released by CENTCOM shows Marines then rappelling onto the deck of the vessel at night. The U.S. say the ship had defied its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz but Iran is accusing the U.S. of “piracy,” and demanding President Donald Trump lift his blockade. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports…
For seven weeks, Iran effectively weaponized the Strait of Hormuz. Imtiaz Tyab, who visited the contested waterway this week, reports on the status.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) said Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened for all shipping traffic after Iran announced the waterway’s closure in response to the ongoing U.S. blockade. “If they’re going to be open, I think they have to be open to all,” Kaine told Fox News’s Shannon Bream on “Fox…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright was on "Fox News Sunday" with host Shannon Bream to talk about the situation with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. The post Energy Secretary Chris Wright Weighs in On Strait of Hormuz and Iran – “The President is Using Every Way He Can to Get Leverage Over the Regime to Bring This Conflict to an End” (VIDEO) appeared first on…
