World May 15 Israel and Lebanon agree to 45-day extension of ceasefire, U.S. State Department says A shaky truce between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon had been due to end on Sunday.
World May 15 Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as one ship is seized and another is sunk It wasn't immediately clear who was behind these incidents, but they happened as a senior Iranian official reiterated his country’s claim of control over the waterway and another said it had a right to seize oil tankers connected to the…
World May 09 Fragile Iran ceasefire appears to hold as Iran warns the U.S. against attacks on its oil tankers and other ships Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared…
World May 08 U.S. fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.
World May 08 UAE reports Iranian drone and missile attack after U.S. says it traded fire with Tehran The UAE Defense Ministry said three people were wounded after air defenses engaged two ballistic missiles and three drones launched by Iran.
World May 07 Iran creates new agency to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz while reviewing peace deal with U.S. Late in the day, Iranian state media said the country’s armed forces exchanged fire with “the enemy” on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
World May 07 U.S. military says it responded to Iranian attacks on Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces intercepted “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and responded with self-defense strikes.
World May 05 Iran war's fragile ceasefire tested in U.S. attempt to open the Strait of Hormuz U.S. military leaders said a ceasefire remains in effect a day after Iran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates. The key American ally later said it came under Iranian drone…
World May 04 U.S. says 2 merchant ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz as Navy helps to restore shipping traffic The U.S.-led Joint Maritime Information Center has advised ships to cross the strait in Oman's waters, saying it set up an "enhanced security area."…
World May 03 Trump says U.S. will help 'guide' stranded ships from Strait of Hormuz starting Monday U.S. President Donald Trump announced a project that will start on Monday to help stranded ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed, but offered few details.