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
Jun 25 UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through Strait of Hormuz after UK says a vessel was hit By Jon Gambrell, Matthew Lee, Associated Press A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that… Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Rubio says 'no country' can charge tolls in Strait of Hormuz By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Gulf countries aimed at easing their concerns about the result of an agreement intended to end the war with… Continue reading
Jun 20 U.S. and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again By Kareem Chehayeb, Bassem Mroue, Seung Min Kim, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon… Continue reading