Strait of Hormuz blockade

Strait of Hormuz blockade

Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026. Photo: US Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

How long can the US keep its blockade of Iran in place?

Maintaining the pressure could test the endurance of US forces, expose Washington to further regional risks and leave Iran with an important source of leverage

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark the launch of "Trump Accounts" in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 6 July 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Trump resumes Iran port blockade and threatens strikes on energy targets

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, 1 May, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump says Iran blockade reinstated, US to charge 20% on Strait of Hormuz cargo

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy's speedboats move during an exercise in Abu Musa Island, in this picture obtained on August 2, 2023. Photo: IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran seizes tanker in Gulf of Oman as US disables two Iranian vessels

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on 4 May 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US, Iran closing in on memo to end war: Sources

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Will tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz?

A US Marine from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli rappels onto the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska, in what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) says is an operation to board and seize the cargo ship, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on April 20, 2026. Photo: US Central Command via X/Handout via REUTERS

Trump says US Navy acting 'like pirates' to carry out naval blockade of Iranian ports

A tanker sails in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Tit-for-tat vessel seizures in Hormuz deepen shipping crisis

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a briefing held with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'

Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey delivers a statement on recent UK operational activity, he said the UK and allies monitored a Russian attack submarine and two spy submarines in the North Atlantic for a month before they retreated, at 9 Downing Street in Westminster, central London, Britain, April 9, 2026. Photo: Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS

Military planners to discuss Hormuz reopening in London

A US Marine from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli rappels onto the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska, in what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) says is an operation to board and seize the cargo ship, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on April 20, 2026. Photo: US Central Command via X/Handout via REUTERS

Seized Iranian ship likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US: Sources

Bangladesh-Iran flags. Photo: Collected

Dhaka urges Tehran to clear Banglar Joyjatra's transit through Strait of Hormuz

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

US seizes Iranian cargo ship, Tehran vows to retaliate