Strait of hormuz

Global energy prices already rising as Iran threatens strategic Strait closure

Iran’s threat to block the strait has already sent shock waves through trade and transport sectors, with broader consequences expected if the regime follows through

 A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration taken June 22, 2025
 A truck driver gets his vehicle refuelled at an Indian Oil fuel station in Baghola, Haryana, India, June 4, 2025.

India will ensure domestic fuel supply after US and Israel attacks on Iran

 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran November 27, 2024.

Iran's top security body to decide on Hormuz closure after parliament approval, Press TV reports

 IDF fighter jet getting preparing to attack Iran

Israel strikes Iranian naval base in Bandar Abbas's strategic southern port


Iran and Israel trade accusations at UN shipping agency over sea lanes

Iran has previously threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure.

 IDF Naval Commander V.-Adm. David Saar Salama and Iranian Navy Commander R.-Adm. Shahram Irani (illustrative).

Two oil tankers collide and catch fire near Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz links the Gulf to the northwest with the Gulf of Oman to the southeast and the Arabian Sea beyond.

 A view of a ship on fire in the area of reported collision between two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, United Arab Emirates, June 16, 2025

Oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute boarded by armed guards near Oman, diverted

This incident is located closer to the Strait of Hormuz, between Oman and Iran.

 An Iranian military ship takes part in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

US-led naval group warns ships to avoid Iranian waters to avoid seizure

The warning shows tensions remain high in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran seized tankers in late April and early May.

 An Iranian military ship takes part in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran

US sends F-16s to Middle East after F-22s as sign of strength in region - analysis

The planes can fly over the Gulf and make ships feel safe, but it’s unclear what the planes will do if Iran continues to try to hijack ships.

 An F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) performs to commemorate Pakistan Air Force's 'Operation Swift Retort', following the shot down of Indian military aircrafts on February 27, 2019 in Kashmir, during an air show in Karachi, Pakistan February 27, 2020.

US, UK respond after Iranian fast-attack boats harass commercial vessel

The incident comes just weeks after Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the region in early May and late April.

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

Why do the UAE, Iran both claim control over 3 Strait of Hormuz islands? - explainer

The islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are highly valued for their key strategic location in the Strait of Hormuz.

THE STRAIT of Hormuz between Iran and Oman is a major artery for oil circulation, targeted by Iran in the event of war.

Iran drone attacks from Hormuz islands, smuggling weapons to Venezuela - Gantz

Iran has been carrying out hostile activities across the Middle East, but is also operating in other areas, such as transferring oil and weapons to Venezuela.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz is seen addressing the Reichman University conference in Herzliya, on November 23, 2021.

Iran fires warning shot at US drone near Strait of Hormuz - report

An Iranian news outlet published what it said was footage of the control room as a warning shot was fired at an American MQ-9 Reaper drone.

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits armed with Hellfire missiles and a 500-pound bomb in a hanger at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

US military accuses Iranian forces of boarding Liberian-flagged ship

The US military's Central Command released a grainy black-and-white video on Twitter showing a helicopter near a large ship.

Iranian sailors in Strait of Hormuz 311

Iran uses new satellite to track war games in Strait of Hormuz

Based in the Hormozgan Province, the various air and naval units converged to show off Iran’s usual menagerie of weapons.

Iran's refurbished mockup aircraft carrier (C-L), used previously as a simulated U.S. target during a February, 2015 Iranian naval war games exercise, is seen at its home port of Bandar Abbas, Iran February 15, 2020