Hormuz

Deal with Iran can happen 'as soon as Monday,' Trump tells Fox News

This comes only hours after Trump threatened to strike Iran's power plants and bridges on Tuesday if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz immediately.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, GOLDIE KATZ
US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One on March 1.
Birds fly near the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai, India, April 1, 2026.

UAE denies WSJ report that it is preparing to help US, allies open Strait of Hormuz by force

The nation had already conducted an internal assessment of its capabilities to help secure the strait, including its ability to clear mines, officials told the Wall Street Journal.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.

Netanyahu: Israel causing 'billions of dollars' of damage to Iranian infrastructure, scaring regime

Netanyahu also addressed the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the US can “handle this by force. They can be bypassed by diverting the energy pipelines from Iran to Israel via Saudi Arabia.

|ByYEHUDA SHLEZINGER, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Iran and Iraq map. Ilustration.

Iran war 'shock' is dimming outlook for many economies, IMF says

The International Monetary Fund warned that the war in Iran was causing a global, but asymmetric shock and leading to tighter financial conditions.

|ByREUTERS

U.S. intel: IRGC forced UAE tanker into Iranian waters - report

Tracking data showed that the UAE tanker drifted off into Iranian waters after 11 p.m. on Saturday and stopped transmitting its location over two days ago.

JULY 18, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. wants military coalition to safeguard waters off Iran, Yemen

"We're engaging now with a number of countries to see if we can put together a coalition," said Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

JULY 10, 2019ByREUTERS
Iranian submarines participate in a naval parade on the last day of the Velayat-90 war game in the Sea of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran January 3, 2012

Iran: We will stop all export of oil in Gulf if we want

Bagheri’s comments come as Iran has said it will break uranium enrichment limits imposed by the Iran Deal and amid tensions with the US.

JUNE 17, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iranian submarines participate in a naval parade on the last day of the Velayat-90 war game in the Sea of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran January 3, 2012

Tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman stoke security and oil fears

The Marshall Islands-flagged Front Altair carrying naphtha and the Panama-flagged Kokuka Courageous carrying methanol have been evacuated and the crews are safe.

JUNE 13, 2019ByREUTERS
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019