Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi New Delhi, May 7: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that 11 Indian ships have successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz following continued diplomatic engagement with Iran. During a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has .....

Trump has threatened Iran with an intensified bombing campaign as 1,500 ships remain trapped by the blockade.

Iranian state media said the country’s armed forces exchanged fire with “the enemy” on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has introduced a formal approval system for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid its standoff with the United States. The move tightens Tehran's control over a vital energy route as attacks, counter-blockades and truce talks continue.

Before the conflict's outbreak, a fifth of the world's total petroleum and gas passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

Before the conflict's outbreak, a fifth of the world's total petroleum and gas passed through the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump has announced that the operation called Project Freedom to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz will be “paused for a short period of time.”