Jul 08 World economy expected to grow sluggish 3% this year, IMF says By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The IMF forecasts assume that the Strait of Hormuz reopens later this month — even though U.S. strikes on Iran resumed and President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that a ceasefire with Iran was over. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 4:43 U.S. launches new strikes on Iran after attacks on tankers in Strait of Hormuz By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iran in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration also revoked a key waiver that allowed the sale of Iranian oil. Geoff… Continue watching
Jul 07 U.S. launches strikes against Iran after ships hit in Strait of Hormuz By Associated Press The American military strikes against Iran are expected to go on for hours and strike a variety of military sites and port facilities, U.S. officials said. Continue reading
Jul 07 U.S. revokes license authorizing sale of Iranian oil after 3 tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz By Jon Gambrell, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The new assaults in the fuel-shipping waterway were the most in a single day since late April, according to the U.N. International Maritime Organization. Continue reading
Jul 02 Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a 'forceful response' By Jon Gambrell, David McHugh, Associated Press Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” ratcheting up tensions again over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies. Continue reading
Jul 01 Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz while using a route not approved by Iran. That's according to a report Wednesday by state television in Tehran. Continue reading
Jun 29 Trump says Iran has requested a meeting with U.S., but Iranian officials say nothing has been scheduled By Jon Gambrell, Josh Boak, Associated Press Trump has tried to preserve an increasingly fragile interim deal as hostilities have mounted in recent days in the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 1:49 U.S. strikes Iran after drones target cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi On Friday, the U.S. military conducted new strikes against Iran in response to what President Trump said was Tehran's violation of the ceasefire. Nick Schifirin reports. Continue watching
Jun 26 U.S. strikes Iran in response to drone attack on cargo ship that Trump says violated ceasefire By Collin Binkley, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The strikes came shortly after Trump told reporters, “You’ll find out,” whether the U.S. would respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 8:22 U.S. moves to reassure Gulf allies after latest Strait of Hormuz shutdown By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev A U.S. official confirmed to PBS News that Iran fired a drone that hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and traffic through the strait has largely stopped. The strike came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited… Continue watching