Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that the US military has the capability to maintain a naval presence in the region to enforce its blockade of Iran

As tensions rise across strategic waterways, Bangladesh must prepare for a potential maritime chokepoint crisis in the Bay of Bengal.

Pakistan hopes an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz will lead to the United States and Iran resuming talks

Bangladesh’s export sector is facing sharply higher ocean freight rates, largely driven by an escalating conflict between Iran and the US-Israel coalition that has choked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to industry insiders.

Crew members are heading back after a months-long voyage delayed by tensions in the Persian Gulf

A series of attacks between the US and Iran over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the fighting that the US and Israel began on February 28, though Trump has left the door open to continued negotiations.

Sources familiar with the discussions said negotiators for the two countries spent two days in Doha

Iran warns against ‘hostile’ regional policies

Fresh clashes erupt between Israel and Hezbollah despite ceasefire 

Oil prices fall as shipping resumes after months of disruption

Number of ships transiting Hormuz will return to pre-war level in 30 days under potential deal: Tasnim

"An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.

Two months into the war that started with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the vital sea channel remains closed

Iran showcased its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, releasing footage of commandos storming a large cargo ship and announcing its first proceeds from tolls imposed on vessels transiting the waterway.

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said they forced two ships to the Iranian shore from the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for one-fifth of the world's oil.

Contrary to analyses by some Western media, the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz might achieve the precise opposite of its stated aims of submission of the Iranian regime, by empowering Tehran as a defiant power, and accelerating the very multipolar realignment Washington has long sought to contain.

Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again yesterday, prompting ships to abandon attempts to transit the waterway and President Donald Trump to warn Tehran against trying to “blackmail” the United States.

Uncertainty grows after reopening reversed within hours

BSC vessel forced to return to anchorage after Iranian navy orders halt despite reopening announcement

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi yesterday said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreed on in Lebanon, while US President Donald Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon”, though the timing remained unclear.