US President Donald Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC...

A man standing on the shores of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, overlooks the Strait of Hormuz on July, 15, 2026...

File photo of Iranian servicemen patrolling the Strait of Hormuz as commercial traffic passes by A giant banner hangs on the side of a building in Tehran`s central Enqelab Square declaring, "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed; the entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground...

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has extended a two-week ceasefire with Iran while announcing the continuation of an blockade on the Islamic Republic`s ports and vessels-despite Tehran`s insistence that the blockade must be lifted for bilateral talks to continue...

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States chose to maintain its blockade of the Islamic Republic`s ports in violation of the conditions of the ongoing ceasefire...

Iran will control Strait of Hormuz until deal reached to end war Iran`s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says the Islamic Republic will maintain control of all traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz until a negotiated end to the US-Israeli-imposed war is achieved...

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei Iran`s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, says maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz must strictly follow routes designated by Tehran and operate under full Iranian coordination...

IRGC Navy has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz...

Arab officials have called on the administration of US President Donald Trump to refrain from attacks on Iran`s vital infrastructure...

When we look at the world energy flow lanes, we can see that there are several important choke points for energy transfer around the world...