The United Arab Emirates said it was under attack from Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday, even as Washington said a shaky ​ceasefire was intact despite an exchange of fire the previous...

The Strait of Hormuz has been virtually shut since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran on Feb 28. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Strait of Hormuz has been virtually shut since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran on Feb 28. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also said the actions of the US and its allies had put shipping security at risk.

The US military has again warned it will protect commercial shipping against Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz. However, US officials underlined that the ceasefire is still in place.

]US military leaders that a ceasefire with Iran remains in effect a day after Tehran was blamed for new attacks in Strait of Hormuz

The US cease-fire with Iran remains in place, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, a day after Iran launched missiles at the United Arab Emirates, and the US military sank six Iranian small boats.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would briefly pause an operation to help escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress toward a comprehensive agreement with Iran. "We have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will ‌remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom ... will be…

The United States military said it carried out operations against Iranian forces in the Gulf, including the sinking of six small boats it described as targeting civilian shipping, as it pushed forward with efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement came alongside reports that American-flagged merchant vessels had successfully transited the strategic waterway under a new US-led initiative.

The U.S. ceasefire with Iran is intact despite a second day of hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on a critical Gulf ally, the Trump administration said Tuesday.

China for years has resisted requests to take back its citizens who are in the US illegally. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China for years has resisted requests to take back its citizens who are in the US illegally. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

So far, only two merchant ships are known to have passed through the new U.S.-guarded route, with hundreds more bottled up in the Persian Gulf.

The fragile truce, reached nearly a month ago, appeared to be holding as U.S. forces pressed ahead with efforts to reopen the vital waterway for global energy.

The US-China tensions are set to flare up once again as the Trump administration is planning to further restrict travel restrictions on Beijing over the migrant dispute. As reported by Reuters...

The US military has again warned it will protect commercial shipping against Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz. However, US officials underlined a ceasefire is still in place.

US defense secretary's remarks follow report that Israel, US planning fresh round of strikes on Iran's energy sites, senior officials; Trump: Goals would be achieved in 2-3 weeks if war resumes

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (May 5) that the US operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, dubbed "Project Freedom", will be paused for a short period to see whether an agreement can be finalised and signed, although a blockade on Iranian ports will remain in force.

White House officials are renewing calls on China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has accused the United States military of killing five civilians during operations in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions around the strategic waterway. Iranian state broadcaster IRIB...

In the wake of flare-ups in the Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stressed the ceasefire is not over between the US and Iran. No, the ceasefire is not over, he said in the press...

President Donald Trump says China hasn't challenged the U.S. on the conflict with Iran ahead of his meeting in Beijing next week with leader Xi Jinping.

The situation has added a new layer of tension between Washington and Tehran, with both sides now locked in competing claims over control and movement in one of the world’s most sensitive maritime routes.

Iran claimed its missiles hit a US warship trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, a claim rejected by Washington as a new American effort got underway to get commercial shipping traffic flowing through the critical waterway.