Strait of Hormuz coverage

U.S.-Iran standoff

Trump and Iran trade new warnings as shipping standoff drags on

The White House defended its blockade as leverage while Tehran signaled possible retaliation through another key energy shipping route

Iran war

Hormuz remains in limbo as Trump weighs Iran offer

Brent crude topped $112 a barrel and U.S. gasoline prices hit a wartime high as Washington considers a proposal tied to the strait but not nuclear talks

Middle East diplomacy

Iran’s foreign minister meets Putin as U.S. talks stall

Abbas Araghchi’s Russia visit follows canceled U.S. envoy travel to Pakistan and rising pressure over the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial route for global oil shipments

Middle East energy shock

Oil rises as U.S.-Iran talks stall over Hormuz and nuclear demands

Brent crude climbed above $109 before easing, with no clear breakthrough on reopening the Strait of Hormuz or resolving Washington’s dispute with Tehran over its nuclear program

Strait of Hormuz

Iran seizes two ships in Hormuz as U.S. tanker boardings widen

The IRGC took the MSC Francesca and Epaminondas toward Iran’s coast as Washington reported new interdictions of Iran-linked tankers in the Indian Ocean

Iran conflict

Iran says war has cost two million jobs as Hormuz disruption bites

A weakly captured live-update summary points to a continuing U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, while BBC reporting details widening layoffs across Iran’s economy