All news on the topic: Strait of Hormuz

World

17 Aug 2026 609

Trump threatens to "bomb the s* out of" Oman if it interferes in Iran war**

President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb another country if the nation gets involved in his war against Iran.

Finance

16 Aug 2026 640

UK inflation set to jump to 2.9% as energy bills fuel fresh cost of living squeeze

Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout

World

10 Aug 2026 546

Mohsen Rezaee appointed Iran’s top security chief as tensions with US escalate

Mohsen Rezaee, the former commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been appointed as the head of Iran’s top security body, which plays a crucial role in the country’s security and foreign policy.

World

07 Aug 2026 744

Yemen dragged deeper into Iran conflict as Houthis strike military camps and Saudi Arabia

Attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a military camp in Yemen and in Saudi Arabia have sparked concerns that the Middle East crisis will continue to spiral.

Politics

04 Aug 2026 524

Trump says US and Iran are holding talks as Tehran denies negotiations

Donald Trump has warned Iran it has a “last chance” to sign a “good document”, as he insisted talks were under way despite Tehran denying negotiations with the US were taking place.

World

03 Aug 2026 637

US military seeks unconventional options as Trump weighs next move on Iran

The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas.

World

03 Aug 2026 649

Iran seeks leverage by threatening global trade routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz

Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East’s trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation, according to Gulf officials and analysts.

Finance

03 Aug 2026 638

EY warns prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure could push UK into recession in 2027

Britain’s economy could be sent into a recession next year if the crucial Strait of Hormuz remains closed into 2027 amid a prolonged Iran war, according to a report.

World

30 Jul 2026 570

US launches heavy strikes after Trump vows: "We’re going to beat the fing s** out of Iran"**

The US has carried out another ‘heavy wave of strikes’ on Iran in response to attacks on its bases in the Middle East.

World

29 Jul 2026 585

"We’re going to beat the fing s** out of Iran": Trump threatens Tehran

President Donald Trump has declared the US is going to ‘beat the f***ing s***’ out of Iran as the war shows no sign of slowing down.

World

26 Jul 2026 613

UK intelligence warns Putin could test NATO within months amid fears of new confrontation

Britain and its NATO allies face a direct challenge from Vladimir Putin ’within months’ to test Andy Burnham’s new government and Donald Trump’s focus on Iran, UK intelligence sources have warned.

Finance

24 Jul 2026 834

UK borrowing costs surge as oil tops $100 amid Iran conflict

UK borrowing costs soared yesterday amid a global bond market rout sparked by a surge in the oil price back above $100.

Politics

24 Jul 2026 706

UK says it is ready to defend itself after Iran threatens RAF base used by US

Britain ‘stands ready 24/7 to defend itself’, the Government has said, after Iran threatened to strike a Royal Air Force base used by the US.

World

23 Jul 2026 868

Iran warns British Royal Family after UK backs US strikes on Iran

Iran has threatened the Royal Family and declared a Brit air base a “target” after Andy Burnham let the US launch strikes from the UK.

World

22 Jul 2026 698

Gulf allies split over Trump’s Iran strategy as regional tensions escalate

Washington’s Gulf Arab allies are increasingly frustrated as hostilities between the US and Iran intensify, jeopardizing their national security and economies.

Politics

21 Jul 2026 585

Iran conflict leaves Pentagon scrambling for $67bn emergency funding

The Pentagon faces an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the war in Iran, with some critical lines of funding set to run out within weeks even as President Donald Trump escalates the conflict with Tehran, according to lawmakers and current and former U.S. officials.

World

21 Jul 2026 624

Houthis threaten Saudi maritime blockade as Middle East energy crisis deepens

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis will impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, they said on Monday, further throttling a global energy market already greatly restricted by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

World

20 Jul 2026 703

Pentagon accused of hiding dozens of US troop injuries from Iranian strikes in Jordan

Dozens of US troops were wounded in three Iranian strikes in Jordan that the Pentagon kept quiet in the week before Friday’s attack that killed two American soldiers and left one missing.

World

14 Jul 2026 534

Trump announces US takeover of Strait of Hormuz with 20% cargo fee

President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will take over the Strait of Hormuz — and will be reimbursed “at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped” for overseeing one of the world’s most critical oil passageways that has been at the center of the U.S.’s re-escalating war with Iran.

World

13 Jul 2026 607

US strikes have obliterated Iranian drone and missile facilities during a fierce battle to secure the Strait of Hormuz

US forces decimated Iran’s drone and missile sites in their latest efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz secure for transiting cargo ships.

World

12 Jul 2026 866

US ends major strike campaign after hitting 300 Iranian military targets

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced the conclusion of its latest round of military strikes against Iran, saying the operation targeted approximately 140 military sites as part of efforts to counter threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Politics

10 Jul 2026 875

Trump reveals secret retaliation plan if Iran succeeds in assassination plot

Donald Trump has ’left instructions’ detailing the severe military retaliation that should occur if Iran successfully assassinates him.

News

09 Jul 2026 700

Trump ditches new Air Force One for old presidential jet on surprise UK flight

President Donald Trump has left Turkey on an older VC-25A Air Force One jet. The U.S. Air Force’s new VC-25B Bridge aircraft had brought Trump to that country yesterday for the NATO Summit, but left without him on board earlier today.

World