The Aporia
The Aporia
18 articles about 16 events for “Iran Us Tensions Hormuz” from The Guardian.
“It was the single most deadly attack on any Gulf country since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran in February.”
“In response to the Houthi’s assault – the deadliest in Saudi Arabia in over a decade – US President Donald Trump has said Washington may join the Saudis in carrying out air strikes against the Iran-backed group in Yemen.”
“The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has met his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, for the first time in New York amid warnings from senior Iranian security officials that the US has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait…”
“Governments across the Middle East are bracing for an escalation of violence after Iran claimed it had received intelligence that the US was preparing for a renewed bombing campaign against the Islamic Republic.”
“… move likely to create a fresh crisis with Washington’s Nato allies, Trump announced the deal with Putin on his Truth Social network, saying it was essential to reduce fuel prices in the US, which have soared as a result of his decision to go to war with…”
“Oil prices have risen sharply amid fears about escalating tensions in the Middle East and a squeeze on production from the threat of a hurricane off the US coast.”
“This incident has occurred at a moment of extreme instability across the region, with the strait of Hormuz still closed as a result of the US-Israel assault on Iran and the resurgence of conflict in Yemen.”
“There have been protests in recent months over the UK government’s decision to allow the US to use RAF Fairford to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the strait of Hormuz.”
“Iran awaiting response from Trump on proposal to open strait of Hormuz in six days Iran has said it has told Donald Trump it is willing to open the strait of Hormuz in six days, and to start talks on its nuclear program the day after, so long as the US lifts…”
“Burnham’s first face-to-face meeting with Trump is a significant moment, with the US president still said to be angry over the UK’s refusal to support his military action in Iran, and ongoing tensions over levels of defence spending.”
“Trump has criticised Seoul for what he called insufficient support for the Iran war and scaled back major joint military drills by the two countries’ armed forces this summer, a move that unsettled the US ally.”
“The future of the strait of Hormuz – through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas transited in peacetime and which the US and Iran are now mounting blockades of – is the diplomatic key to unlocking the conflict between the US and Iran, and to a…”
“However, the central bank’s board of governors is having to contend with a renewed rise in oil prices after the US-Iran conflict intensified again.”
“After a month-long lull, the resumption of strikes on Iranian targets near the strait of Hormuz meanwhile renewed questions over just what the US wants to achieve in its war with the Islamic regime, which Trump and his defense secretary once loudly vowed to…”
“He has repeatedly threatened to bomb or “blow up” the tiny Gulf kingdom of Oman, which has had friendly ties with the US for 200 years, if it impedes his efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed to most commercial shipping.”
“Trump downplays war with Iran, in which 18 US service members have been killed so far, as 'small potatoes' Donald Trump minimized the war with Iran while speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Friday.”
“Trump – claiming that the US has control over the strait of Hormuz despite escalating conflict with Iran and extensive evidence to the contrary – has floated the idea of naming the critical waterway “TRUMP STRAIT”.”
“Donald Trump again threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of his effort to end the US-Israel war on Iran, as the two-month window to negotiate peace with Iran expired on Monday with no end to the conflict in sight.”