Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and Port of Bandar Abbas in the strait of Hormuz on 10 December 2023. File Photo: Reuters

Trump demands others help secure Strait of Hormuz; Japan, Australia say no plans to send ships

US President Donald Trump says nations relying heavily on oil from the Gulf have a responsibility to protect the strait through which 20% of the world's energy transits.

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EU scrambles to curb energy costs as Iran war hits markets

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US-Israel war on Iran: Which countries see the steepest petrol price hikes?

US President Donald Trump attends a roundtable on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, on 4 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump warns NATO of 'very bad future', presses China to help reopen Strait of Hormuz, FT reports

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Dhaka seeks Tehran's help for safe passage as 3 lakh tonnes crude stuck

Fujairah port in the UAE. Photo: Reuters

Indian vessel sails from UAE's Fujairah after terminal attack

An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, 11 March 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Trump warns of more strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, pressures allies to secure oil chokepoint

Smoke rises in the Fujairah oil industry zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defenses, according to the Fujairah media office, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

Trump calls for allied warships after Iran threat to retaliate for US attack

US President Donald Trump returns to the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, DC, US, March 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump says 'many countries' will send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz open

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India seeks passage for more vessels stranded around Strait of Hormuz after a few sail through

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

Why is it so easy for Iran to shut the Strait of Hormuz?

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

Lured by profits, some shipowners brave mines and missiles to sneak oil past Iran

Tankers sail 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 U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS

Hormuz shock exposes Bangladesh’s fuel, export risks amid fresh global inflation fears