Iran's top negotiator says recent talks with the US has made progress, but gaps remain over nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping...

Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports. The strait is closed until the U.S. blockade is lifted,…

President Trump convened with his most trusted advisors on Saturday to discuss the ongoing tensions with Iran as the deadline until the ceasefire deal collapses draws nearer.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran against trying to 'blackmail' the US by closing the Strait of Hormuz, as Iranian gunboats opened fire on cargo ships in the waterway.

April 18 (UPI) -- Just one day after the Strait of Hormuz was declared open, Iran has blocked the passage again, citing "breach of promise" by the United States, and has begun firing on commercial ships.

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 19 - Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was at a standstill on Sunday after Iran reasserted control over the strategic waterway that is key to global energy supply, days before a fragile ceasefire with the United States was set to expire. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iranian IRGC gunboats have opened fire on merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Following a failed reopening, Tehran has re-imposed its blockade, citing US piracy.  

A flotilla of small boats forms the heart of the naval forces deployed by the Revolutionary Guards. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iran's response comes after EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas's statement emphasising the need to keep the strategic waterway open. Under international law, transit through waterways like the Strait of Hormuz must remain open and free of charge. 

Iranian representative's statement comes after India lodged a strong protest after two India-flagged ships, Sanmar Herald and Jag Arnav, were fired upon while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, forcing them to turn back mid-journey.

Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping traffic for the reamiiner of a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, and US President Donald Trump again suggested that Washington and Tehran could reach a deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran in the near future.