Strait of hormuz

US offers up to $15 million in rewards for information that leads to capture of IRGC-linked vessels

The US Department of State is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information that would lead to the identification of entities involved in oil sales conducted by the IRGC.

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

The Iranian ship Khark at an undisclosed location in Iran, September 10,2020.

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return - opinion

Oil futures in 2025 have oscillated within a relatively narrow range, with the high coming in January before the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries began production increases.

DECEMBER 22, 2025|ByRON BOUSSO/REUTERS

AN IRANIAN military ship takes part in a drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, in 2022.

Tehran defends ship seizure as a legal action, but tensions continue in the Gulf - analysis

The ship, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker named Talara, is not the first ship the IRGC has hijacked, but it had stepped back from such threats recently.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iranian lawmaker says Strait of Hormuz still under review, no decision yet to close it

The possibility of Iran closing the waterway, through which about a fifth of global oil and gas shipments pass, was speculated upon during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran last month.

JULY 14, 2025|ByREUTERS

Oman sees the biggest Gulf clash risk in Strait of Hormuz

The waterway between Iran and Oman - 33 km (21 miles) wide at its narrowest point - is the conduit for some 30% of all crude and other oil liquids traded by sea.

FEBRUARY 16, 2020ByREUTERS

A U.S. Marine observes an Iranian fast attack craft from USS John P. Murtha during a Strait of Hormuz transit, Arabian Sea off Oman, in this picture released by U.S. Navy on July 18, 2019

Iranian tanker photographed off Syrian port Tartus: U.S. satellite firm

The blacklisted tanker, which is loaded with Iranian crude oil, sent the last signal giving its position between Cyprus and Syria sailing north at 15:53 GMT on Monday, Refinitiv data showed.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019ByREUTERS

An oil tanker off the coast of Tartus, Syria

IDF's Shayetet 13, US Special Forces complete joint exercise - watch

Noble Rose simulated various scenarios where troops took over a hijacked vessel and extract troops from enemy territory.

AUGUST 20, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM

A joint drill between the IDF’s elite Shayetet 13 navy commandos and US Army Special Forces

Iran Navy Chief: Zionist presence in Persian Gulf may trigger war

Tangsiri also warned that, "The US and the UK should take the responsibility for the presence of the Zionist Regime in Persian Gulf waters."

AUGUST 12, 2019ByALEX WINSTON

Iranian Navy ships on a training exercise

U.S. warns of GPS interference, communications spoofing in Persian Gulf

Ships in the area have reported spoofed communications from "unknown entities falsely claiming to be US or coalition warships."

AUGUST 8, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE

A helicopter of Iranian Revolutionary Guard flies over Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk

Iran's detention of UK-flagged tanker unacceptable, owner claims

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Tuesday that shipping might not be safe in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that "war with Iran is the mother of all wars."

AUGUST 6, 2019ByREUTERS