Since the start of the US blockade on Monday, 15 vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, nine of which have links to Iran, BBC Verify analysis of ship-tracking data suggests.

The Iranian regime on Monday denied charging a “toll” to Indian ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Though the ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of Hormuz risked reigniting hostilities and deepening the regional war’s economic fallout.

The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it wa

Strait of Hormuz blockade: US President Donald Trump announced a blockade, vowing to prevent even a single ship from entering or leaving Iran's ports. However, on Day 1 of the naval blockade, four Iran-linked tankers and a bulk carrier transited through the Strait of Hormuz, as if in open defiance of Trump.

US and Iranian negotiators held their highest-level talks in half a century in Pakistan on Saturday to try to end their six-week war as President Donald Trump ‌said his military was clearing...