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.

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

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,

Faced with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the only maritime entry point to the Gulf, Arab nations are looking for ways to bypass it.

Oil prices continue rising as the Trump administration unenthusiastically mulls an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but delay nuclear talks.

Seattle faces record gas prices, with analysts predicting $7 to $8 per gallon if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is strangling the global economy. He said that even if the restrictions were lifted immediately, supply chains would take months to recover. We ask what options the US has now and what it's likely to cost.

Iran’s grip on Hormuz and a US counter-blockade on Iranian ports have disrupted global energy flows, with oil prices still more than 50% above pre-war levels.

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.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused unprecedented disruption to energy markets, choking off 20% of the world’s oil and gas supplies and causing a record rally in oil prices.