Hormuz News

Why are the US and Iran attacking oil tankers? Could the Strait of Hormuz crisis push oil above $100?

"Strait of Hormuz is effectively blocked": Foreign expert Robinder Sachdev on US-Iran "tit-for-tat" phase

Iran claims strike on US ship in Strait of Hormuz as fighting escalates

‘Total lie’: US dismisses Iran claim of attack on unmanned vessel in Strait of Hormuz

Iraq's oil exports increased significantly in August and September. This rise followed wide profit margins and Iranian tanker passage approvals

Donald Trump has reportedly proposed renaming the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz to 'Trump Strait.' This suggestion, if acted upon, would mark a significant and potentially controversial rebranding of a critical global waterway. Listen to this article in

Seven people were killed and eight injured after US missile strikes targeted three locations in Iran s Khuzestan province, Iranian state media reported. Missile strikes were also reported near Ahvaz and Aghajari

Responding to rising threats in the region, United States forces have executed strikes aimed at Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets. Central Command reported that the operations commenced on Tuesday afternoon, citing recent aggressive actions agai

Footage of ruined decorations, abandoned shoes and debris strewn on the ground circulated widely in Iran on Wednesday following a wedding celebration that was turned "into a funeral" by a deadly US strike. In other footage, a state television reporter holds up

India s oil imports from Russia in August declined 26% from their historic highs in the previous month amid tighter Russian export availability as well as stronger competition from Chinese refiners, according to provisional tanker data. Maintenance shutdowns a

US President Donald Trump rejected reports that his administration was pushing to bring Iran to the negotiating table, stating that he has little interest in pursuing a diplomatic agreement with Tehran. He reiterated almost total control over the Strait of Hor

Iran-US war live news updates: Iran escalated its retaliation against the United States on Wednesday, with the Revolutionary Guards saying they struck US bases in Erbil and targeted American forces at Bahrain s air base with missiles and drones. Explosions wer

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will cost Rs 2 more per kg in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and neighbouring areas from September 1, Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL) said on Monday. The new rate will be Rs 97.75 per kg, inclusive of all taxes

Dubai/London: Iran is determined to win international recognition of its control over the Strait of Hormuz and ability to levy fees on ships entering or leaving the Gulf even if it has to do so by force, two senior Iranian sources said.Under this month's inter

Iran has taken a pivotal step by permitting Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This action follows a series of requests from Baghdad utilizing various diplomatic avenues

The United States is set to announce stringent economic sanctions against Iran. These measures could significantly impact Iran and its key trading partners like China

As a peace deal between the US and Iran remains in the balance, reports about a US Air Force aircraft purportedly going missing over the Strait of Hormuz have triggered concern. Early Friday, a report from the flight-tracking platform FlightRadar24 went viral

The total US national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday (Aug 19), as rising interest costs and spending pressures deepen concerns over the country s fiscal outlook. The Treasury s latest daily cash an

US President Donald Trump announced what he called the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY, unveiling sweeping new measures aimed at isolating the Islamic Republic of Iran economically and diplomatically. In a statement released Wed

Six months into its war with the United States, Iran's military has begun signalling a shift from retaliation to offence, which analysts say could reflect Tehran's belief it holds leverage to advance its demands and break the stalemate. Ahmad Zeidabadi, a Tehr

A large majority of commercial vessels heading to India are turning off their tracking systems as they pass through the Strait of Hormuz, maritime data has revealed. Experts say ships are doing this to avoid being spotted and attacked by Iranian forces in one

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade and financial transactions with Iran for now even as it accused Iranian forces of launching two ballistic missiles towards the country, a claim that Iran has denied. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a sta

Iran has warned Donald Trump that his claims over the Strait of Hormuz will be corrected. Iranian officials dismissed Trump's assertions as delusions and stated their resolve

The United States and Iran put out completely opposite messages on Tuesday about whether they were planning to meet for talks in Qatar. US President Donald Trump said Iran had asked for a meeting and that it would happen in Doha

The 60-day window for the US and Iran to agree on a long-term peace framework expired on Monday. On the ground, however, both sides had shut the window in late June and through July, as they traded strikes

US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Oman if it interferes with the US blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Fox News reported. Trump said the blockade was putting pressure on Iran but gave no timeline for resolving the

An Indian oil-tanker captain recounts 75 days stranded with his crew in the Strait of Hormuz during Iran war. He calls for protected evacuation corridors, enforceable rights to refuse war-zone transit and real-time tracking of seafarers trapped in conflicts

Even as the US-Iran conflict in West Asia slowed down the strengthening and repair of roads spanning 162 km in the Capital due to a surge in bitumen prices, the Delhi government s Public Works Department (PWD) is now aiming to finish the work before the year e

US President Donald Trump has said that he will soon declare the Strait of Hormuz to be United States territory, raising tension over the important sea route that carries a large part of the world s oil. He told Americans to accept higher petrol prices as the

An Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel faced an attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported from the incident, and the situation is now under control

Kuwait's oil exports have plummeted due to the ongoing war and Strait of Hormuz closure. The nation faces its biggest crisis since the 1990 invasion, impacting its economy significantly

Iraq s oil marketing company SOMO says Abu Dhabi s Adnoc is one of the companies buying Iraqi crude and moving shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Adnoc s trading arm is also offering Iraqi oil to Asian buyers, while Iraq s crude exports through Hormuz hav

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Thursday called for environmental protection to be made a core part of any future administration of the Strait of Hormuz, citing recent oil pollution along Iran's coast.In a post on X, Baqaei refe

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026 to 580,000 barrels per day in its monthly oil market report released on Wednesday. The International Energy Agency also lowered its outlook on Wednesday, sa

Iran again has rejected US President Donald Trump s total control claim over Strait of Hormuz. Iranian PGSA said the strategic waterway remains blocked and will not be reopened until Tehran's conditions are accepted

Oil prices dipped as demand forecasts for 2026 were lowered due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Despite supply concerns from the conflict, a surprise build in U.S

Gold Rate Today: The gold price in India today stands at Rs 15,513 per gram for 24 carat gold, Rs 14,220 per gram for 22 carat gold and 11,635 per gram for 18 carat gold, as per Good Returns. The price of 24K gold today, August 11, 2026, in India, stands at Rs

Brent crude futures were flat at $88 a barrel or 0.35%, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures stood at $83.50, up 0.40% a barrel. Both benchmarks had jumped more than 5% on Monday, hitting their highest levels since July 31

Esmail Baghaei, Iran s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Iran is currently discussing the details of possible transit fees over the Strait of Hormuz in its negotiations with Oman over a new route for shipping, whilst emphasising that discussions on the broad

The US Central Command on Sunday released footage purportedly showing US Navy and Air Force fighter jets conducting strikes on Iranian military targets at several locations in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The footage, which was released by the Central Comm

Iran issued new demands for the Strait of Hormuz reopening and the UAE reported an Iranian missile attack. Yemen's military launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in response to recent strikes

US CENTCOM redirected fifty-three commercial vessels and boarded two ships. Over thirty ships were permitted passage for humanitarian aid purposes

Iran and Oman are close to an agreement on managing ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reports, though Iranian officials say that alone won t fully reopen the waterway, which once carried a fifth of global oil shipments. A US official told Reut

Iran has laid out a fresh set of tough demands to the United States as talks continue over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world s busiest oil shipping routes. Iran s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, said the US

The United States has released a video of its strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions on Friday. The attack came after Tehran launched a drone against a Singapore-flagged cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, US Cen

Despite the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding a few days ago, the ceasefire in West Asia seems being violated. Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps allegedly attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone on Thursday, U

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued to improve compared to pre-US and Iran agreement levels on Tuesday, with some ships crossing through a new IMO evacuation route, tracking data showed.As of 1500 GMT on Wednesday, maritime tracking firm Kpler recor

The US military on Wednesday reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports over Tehran s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz even as President Donald Trump warned that US will continue to attack Iran. The strikes led to retaliation from Iran w

Iran's Revolutionary Guard targeted US Fifth Fleet facilities in Bahrain. This action responded to US actions in the Indian Ocean and shipping route controls

The United States backs Iraq and Syria's pipeline revival efforts. This project aims to bypass the Strait of Hormuz for oil transport