All news on the topic: Strait of Hormuz

On May 1, the United Arab Emirates formally exited OPEC without prior notice to its partners, a move widely seen as the culmination of years of friction with Saudi Arabia over production quotas and regional policy.

Three tankers carrying crude exited the Strait of Hormuz last week and on Sunday with trackers switched off to avoid Iranian attacks, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed on Monday, underscoring a rising trend to sustain Middle East oil exports.

The US leader begins talks with a superpower rival from a vulnerable position but aims for economic gains amid a turbulent backdrop.

The war in Iran has strained the availability of energy, food, and fertilizer, raising the question of whether the world’s response will repeat the early missteps of the Covid-19 pandemic.

US Central Command posted on social media that the tanker, called the M/T Hasna, was trying to circumvent the blockade of Iranian ports.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves engaged in a debate with Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, regarding the US’s actions against Iran, as reported.

The Prime Minister has condemned drone and missile strikes by Iran against the United Arab Emirates, while the US military has stated that it destroyed seven Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has warned it will attack US Navy ships if they enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump announced a plan to “guide”.

Iran has warned that renewed war with the United States is "likely," accusing Washington of failing to honor its commitments.

Donald Trump has claimed that Iran ’can’t get their act together’ and shared a photo of himself with a gun, saying ’no more Mr Nice guy’.

King Charles and Donald Trump tried to outdo each other during the battle of the handshakes to kick off the monarch’s high-stakes trip to the US.

A Sanctioned Russian billionaire’s £370million superyacht has brazenly sailed through the volatile Strait of Hormuz at the heart of the Iran war.

The Government is intensifying its planning to address potential shortages caused by the conflict in Iran

Donald Trump said he has instructed US envoys not to go to Pakistan for further talks with Iran, shortly after Tehran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Saturday.

The world’s biggest condom maker is raising its prices by at least 30% due to production disruptions caused by the Iran war, the company’s chief has warned.

Three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz were fired at this morning, only hours after Donald Trump extended a fragile ceasefire.

Oil tanker shot at after crew followed bogus crypto clearance to cross Strait of Hormuz, exposing new twist in maritime scams.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said “a critical diplomatic moment” is approaching as the end of a two-week US-Iran ceasefire draws near.

Two reports from top accounting firms suggest the economy is on the brink as gas and oil prices surge following Tehran’s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

There were no reports of any attacks on UK-linked vessels yesterday despite Donald Trump claiming that Iran fired at a British cargo ship.

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “skulking” around Scotland and avoiding Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a brief visit north of the border.

The Trump administration is considering unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets as part of ongoing negotiations with Tehran, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.

Donald Trump has welcomed Iran’s foreign minister’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely open" for the "remaining period of ceasefire".