All the problems the world is facing right now, as a consequence of events in the Middle East, are leading to the point at which U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be forced to reach an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz “before things get nasty.

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Any shippers paying tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organizations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society,

The UKMTO has reported over 40 incidents between March 1 and April 27, including attacks, vessel damage, harassment, and near-misses involving merchant ships. | World News

UAE urges immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz at UN, holding Iran accountable as disruptions threaten global trade, energy and food security

The warning on Friday comes as a US naval blockade of the strait continued for its third week, amid stalled US-Iran ceasefire talks. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called the ongoing siege on the country’s ports “intolerable”.

Iran has offered to end its control over the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade and ends the war. That's according to regional officials. The proposal that emerged Monday would

The Trump administration is seeking the participation of other countries to form an international coalition to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to an internal cable sent this week by the State Department to posts around the world.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the global economy’s major arteries. It had been closed to most commercial traffic for about 6 weeks up to today.The reopening is good news for hundreds of ships that have been stuck.

As the war in Iran enters its ninth week with no clear end in sight, shipping in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz has been completely reshaped.

Increasing numbers of oil tankers are filling up on crude in the Red Sea as shipping firms give up on the Strait of Hormuz reopening.