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US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland for direct talks with Iran as the IRGC announced a Strait of Hormuz closure that the US military contests. President Trump declared no Hormuz tolls for 60 days, signaling a diplomatic window while oil markets brace for elevated risk premiums.
US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes for a second straight day on Thursday, with Centcom hitting Iranian military sites and Tehran firing back at US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. Oil prices rose up to two percent as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and diplomatic talks remained fragile.
Israel struck IRGC military targets in Tehran on June 13, 2026, hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at the Ramat David air base, ignoring a public appeal for restraint from President Trump.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards struck a US-used air base Monday after US forces hit Iranian military sites over the weekend, continuing a pattern of exchanges despite a ceasefire in place since April.
Iran sent its reply to a 14-point US peace proposal through Pakistani mediators on Sunday, with state media saying Tehran's response focuses on ending the war and maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to strike US military sites across the Middle East as Washington waits for Tehran's formal reply to its latest negotiating proposal. The threat raises regional tension and complicates diplomacy at a critical juncture in US-Iran talks.
Iran's IRGC warned the US against attacking Iranian tankers as a US-Iran ceasefire holds in its early phase. Separately, Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 24 people, keeping broader regional tensions elevated.
Trump cancelled diplomatic travel to Islamabad and said Iran-US nuclear talks will shift to phone calls or Washington. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed after Iran's Revolutionary Guards ruled out lifting the blockade. The US military has now redirected 37 ships since the blockade began.
Iran's IRGC declared the Strait of Hormuz closed pending a US end to its alleged blockade of Iranian ports, with no talks scheduled between the two countries. The announcement puts roughly 20 percent of global daily oil supply at risk, immediately elevating energy market uncertainty.
The Indian oil tanker Desh Garima crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday despite IRGC forces opening fire in the waterway, while four other Indian vessels turned back. The incident directly threatens passage through a chokepoint handling roughly one-fifth of global crude, with immediate consequences for shipping risk
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again on Saturday after a brief reopening, with IRGC gunboats firing on a tanker and a container ship struck by a projectile. Around 108 to 116 million barrels of crude remain trapped in Gulf waters, sustaining upward pressure on oil prices and shipping costs. The US-Iran ceasefire has
Iran's IRGC Navy has restricted Strait of Hormuz transit to civilian vessels on designated Iranian routes, barring military ships from the waterway. The rules tighten the chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of global oil flows, raising shipping and insurance risk. The standoff continues as Trump insists on
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US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland for direct talks with Iran as the IRGC announced a Strait of Hormuz closure that the US military contests. President Trump declared no Hormuz tolls for 60 days, signaling a diplomatic window while oil markets brace for elevated risk premiums.
9d ago · 4 min · Global Affairs
US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes for a second straight day on Thursday, with Centcom hitting Iranian military sites and Tehran firing back at US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. Oil prices rose up to two percent as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and diplomatic talks remained fragile.
17d ago · 4 min · Global Affairs
Israel struck IRGC military targets in Tehran on June 13, 2026, hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at the Ramat David air base, ignoring a public appeal for restraint from President Trump.
17d ago · 4 min · Global Affairs
Iran's Revolutionary Guards struck a US-used air base Monday after US forces hit Iranian military sites over the weekend, continuing a pattern of exchanges despite a ceasefire in place since April.
29d ago · 3 min · Global Affairs
Iran sent its reply to a 14-point US peace proposal through Pakistani mediators on Sunday, with state media saying Tehran's response focuses on ending the war and maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.
1mo ago · 3 min · Global Affairs
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to strike US military sites across the Middle East as Washington waits for Tehran's formal reply to its latest negotiating proposal. The threat raises regional tension and complicates diplomacy at a critical juncture in US-Iran talks.
1mo ago · 2 min · Global Affairs
Iran's IRGC warned the US against attacking Iranian tankers as a US-Iran ceasefire holds in its early phase. Separately, Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 24 people, keeping broader regional tensions elevated.
1mo ago · 2 min · Global Affairs
Trump cancelled diplomatic travel to Islamabad and said Iran-US nuclear talks will shift to phone calls or Washington. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed after Iran's Revolutionary Guards ruled out lifting the blockade. The US military has now redirected 37 ships since the blockade began.
2mo ago · 2 min · Global Affairs
Iran's IRGC declared the Strait of Hormuz closed pending a US end to its alleged blockade of Iranian ports, with no talks scheduled between the two countries. The announcement puts roughly 20 percent of global daily oil supply at risk, immediately elevating energy market uncertainty.
2mo ago · 1 min · Global Affairs
The Indian oil tanker Desh Garima crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday despite IRGC forces opening fire in the waterway, while four other Indian vessels turned back. The incident directly threatens passage through a chokepoint handling roughly one-fifth of global crude, with immediate consequences for shipping risk
2mo ago · 1 min · Global Affairs
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again on Saturday after a brief reopening, with IRGC gunboats firing on a tanker and a container ship struck by a projectile. Around 108 to 116 million barrels of crude remain trapped in Gulf waters, sustaining upward pressure on oil prices and shipping costs. The US-Iran ceasefire has
2mo ago · 2 min · Global Affairs
Iran's IRGC Navy has restricted Strait of Hormuz transit to civilian vessels on designated Iranian routes, barring military ships from the waterway. The rules tighten the chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of global oil flows, raising shipping and insurance risk. The standoff continues as Trump insists on
2mo ago · 1 min · Global Affairs
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