Strait of hormuz

Trump calls on US allies to ‘get a grip’ and help reopen Strait of Hormuz

“US allies need to get a grip – step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz,” the president wrote on Truth Social, copying the title of an editorial from the New York Post shared in the post.

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media onboard Air Force One on March 15, 2026 while en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland from West Palm Beach Florida.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 1, 2026 at Sea.

As Strait of Hormuz becomes key front in Iran war, how can US secure navigation? - analysis

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on March 18, 2026.

Japan weighs Hormuz escort role as Trump request tests legal limits - explainer

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.

Iranian leadership remains 'unshaken' even as senior officials targeted by US, IDF strikes


When the stakes are global, neutrality is not neutral - editorial

If a regime that funds terrorism, admits that it has enough enriched uranium for 11 nuclear bombs, and is now holding the world’s economy hostage, is not a shared threat, then what is?

A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran, on March 3, 2026.

US strikes Iranian missile site in Strait of Hormuz using 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions

"Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM informed.

 A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Trump's operation in Strait of Hormuz could extend war with Iran by months, sources tell 'Post'

Issues in the Strait of Hormuz "could extend the war by as much as two months,” one source familiar with the discussions said.

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026.

In striking Kharg Island, Trump struck the choke point of Iran’s oil economy - opinion

Kharg Island, a tiny Persian Gulf outpost, controls nearly all of Iran’s oil exports, making it the regime’s key economic vulnerability.

A satellite image shows damage on Kharg Island, Iran, after US strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, March 14, 2026.

Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei said to reject ceasefire talks, demand US and Israel be ‘brought to knees'

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had held his first foreign policy session since being named supreme leader, and had taken a stance for revenge against the US and Israel that was “very tough and serious.”

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2016.

Iran can't beat US military, so it's targeting your wallet instead - analysis

Iran lost the first round badly. Its nuclear sites are rubble. Its air defenses are gone. The Revolutionary Guards have taken casualties they won't acknowledge for months.

Smoke plumes rise following missile strikes in Tehran on March 1, 2026.

US urges allies to label Iran’s IRGC, Hezbollah as terrorist groups amid Middle East tensions

The Trump administration is attempting to rally reluctant allies - many of whom were not briefed ahead of the US-Israeli air war that started two weeks ago - to support its military operation.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media, as he heads to Marine One to travel to Ohio and Kentucky, from the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 11, 2026.

Sa'ar calls Mojtaba Khamenei's absence 'embarassing', says Iran is close to 'modern piracy'

Sa'ar emphasized the danger of this piracy by comparing the activity to that of the Houthis in the Red Sea in the past, suggesting that “it might become like a new practice of mad regimes."

Israeli Minister of foreign affairs Gideon Saar attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.

US allies rebuff Trump's request for support in Strait of Hormuz

Trump called on nations to help police the strait after Iran responded to US-Israeli attacks by effectively closing the channel for tankers.

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026.

Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz: A new phase in its maritime strategy - analysis

Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz raises questions about its next steps. Can it sustain this threat, or will the international community intervene?

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.