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“…reet Journal has also reported that Trump rejected an Iranian offer conveyed through intermediaries under which Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks over its nuclear programme in exchange for an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian…”

“Log in Mediators are working with Iran and the United States on trying to broker a deal to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz, three regional officials and two U.S. officials told The Associated Press, but major hurdles remain between the sides.”

“Tehran, Iran – Hours after US President Donald Trump rejected a diplomatic solution put forward by Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, explosions were heard in the waterway, according to Iranian media.”

“The Houthis, working with allied militias in Iraq, have also targeted Saudi oil installations, including a vital pipeline used to export oil through the Red Sea while movement through the Strait of Hormuz is limited.”

“The Houthis, working with allied militias in Iraq, have also targeted Saudi oil installations, including a vital pipeline used to export oil through the Red Sea while movement through the Strait of Hormuz is limited.”

“The Houthis, working with allied militias in Iraq, have also targeted Saudi oil installations, including a vital pipeline used to export oil through the Red Sea while movement through the Strait of Hormuz is limited.”

“The Bab al-Mandab strait is a Red Sea waterway that is crucial to energy flows and global shipping and which has become even more strategic since Iran imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The Bab al-Mandab strait is a Red Sea waterway that is crucial to energy flows and global shipping and which has become even more strategic since Iran imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Central Command said the military has supported the transit of 1 billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two months and claimed that Iran has "exported zero barrels" because of a U.S. blockade.”

“Iran continues to impede commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The Houthis are fighting on several fronts The Houthis captured the important Red Sea port city of Mokha before taking several islands near the narrow Bab el-Mandeb strait, through which some 12% of world trade passes in peacetime.”

“Houthis fighting on several fronts The Houthis captured the important Red Sea port city of Mokha before taking several islands near the narrow Bab el-Mandeb strait through which some 12 per cent of world trade passes in peacetime.”

“He said a further blockade would be "another blow to shipping and transportation", in addition to decreased use of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The campaign comes almost a month after a blitzkrieg offensive by the Houthis saw Saudi-backed government forces collapse in disarray and give up wide swaths of territory along the Red Sea coast, including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an important maritime…”

“Saudi oil exports were already under pressure due to Iran’s blockade of the strait of Hormuz in the Gulf.”

“The offensive, which has been accompanied by attacks on Saudi Arabia, has put the Houthis in a strong position to call the shots in the Bab el-Mandeb strait by potentially halting global trade in one of the world's most important conduits for goods and…”

“It comes as the Iran war has disrupted maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The capture of the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish is the latest in the group's swift advance around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key passage for oil shipments that has become even more crucial during the Iran war as the Strait of Hormuz remains under US…”

“The price of Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, has risen above the $100 (£74) mark three times over the past six months, with Iranian attacks forcing production stoppages in Gulf states and disrupting exports through the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway.”

“Washington is trying to increase the flow of oil to world markets by guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, while cutting off Iran’s exports with a blockade.”

“U.S. blockade has now redirected 96 vessels, CENTCOM says The reinstated U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz has crept closer to redirecting 100 commercial ships traveling into or out of Iranian ports, the U.S.”

“Tehran has repeatedly listed demands including war reparations and the lifting of sanctions as preconditions for ending the war and its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Tehran has repeatedly listed demands including war reparations and the lifting of sanctions as preconditions for ending the war and its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The Houthis said in a statement on Monday that Saudi warplanes had carried out 300 air raids across Yemen over the previous five days The exchanges of air attacks follow the Houthis’ rapid advance on the ground in western Yemen last week, with the group…”

“If shipping is disrupted in Bab al-Mandeb, it will only further raise the cost of global goods, which has already rocketed as a result of the virtual closure of the strait of Hormuz since March 2026.”

“The officer added that reinforcements had been arriving from Aden in response to the Houthi offensive, which aims to cut off the government-held port city of Mokha, under fire for weeks, and advance towards areas bordering the Bab al-Mandeb strait.”

“The officer added that reinforcements had been arriving from Aden in response to the Houthi offensive, which aims to cut off the government-held port city of Mokha, under fire for weeks, and advance towards areas bordering the Bab al-Mandab strait.”

“They have since in the region.Iran had warned throughout the first phases of the war with the U.S. that it could ask its Houthi allies to disrupt shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is the southern gateway to the Red Sea, in response to U.S.…”

“The war between the two countries, started by the US and Israel in February, appears stalemated, with peace talks stalled, Tehran keeping the key Strait of Hormuz shut and Washington persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran.”

“U.S. blockade on Strait of Hormuz redirects 2 more ships, military says The blockade on commercial ships entering and exiting Iranian ports via the Strait of Hormuz was up to 67 through Thursday, after two more ships were stopped in the last day, according to…”

“Houthi rebels claim attacks Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they attacked a ship and four military boats on Monday in the Red Sea off the Yemeni city of Mokha, near the strategic Bab el-Mandab Strait.”

“The Strait of Hormuz is to remain closed until the US meet the conditions agreed in an interim deal, according to Iran’s top negotiator Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf in comments shared by state media.”

“Trump says he likes the idea of making the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory President Trump in the Oval Office Monday said making the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory is "a great idea."”

“Saudi oil exports were already under pressure thanks to Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf.”

“In pictures: US carrier George HW Bush visits Thailand after six-month Middle East deployment Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met, Nournews reports The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions set out in a June interim…”

“The foes have traded strikes since the Houthis seized all of Yemen's Red Sea coast and took control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait in a lightning offensive last month.”

“The escalation has also raised the stakes for global energy supplies, as the Iran-aligned Houthis tightened their grip on the Red Sea, which has been used as an alternative route for Saudi oil exports amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have been launching attacks on Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July.”

“The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have been launching attacks on Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July, a new front in the wider war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.”

“Saudi Arabia faces a major economic contraction this year, with GDP expected to shrink 3.3 per cent, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, predicting a regional drop over Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Saudi Arabia faces a major economic contraction this year, with GDP expected to shrink 3.3 per cent, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, predicting a regional drop over Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The economic consequences for Africa is coupled with a refugee inflow African economies are already suffering from crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, which is making fuel and fertilizer in particular scarce and more expensive.”

“The economic consequences for Africa is coupled with a refugee inflow African economies are already suffering from crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, which is making fuel and fertilizer in particular scarce and more expensive.”

“The first U.S. official said Iran is engaged in a “go for broke” strategy, banking that it can absorb economic ruin longer than the U.S. can sustain a failing war and an expensive and difficult Naval blockade and escort program in the Strait of Hormuz, while…”

“…ear Admiral Ali Fadavi said that for the first time since the conflict began, there were no US vessels in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman or even the northern Indian Ocean, claiming US warships were “100 per cent vulnerable” to Iranian…”

“A source in the Saudi energy sector told AFP that an attack on Sunday (October 4, 2026) had again halted pumping by the East-West pipeline to the Red Sea, a key conduit for the kingdom’s exports since Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the…”

“A source in the Saudi energy sector told AFP that an attack on Oct 4 had again halted pumping by the East-West pipeline to the Red Sea, a key conduit for the kingdom’s exports since Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the wider Middle East war.”

“But this month, control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait switched once more, when the Houthis, Yemeni rebels backed by Iran, ousted government forces from the waterway in a blitzkrieg in which they seized all of Yemen’s Red Sea coast.”

“IN July 2026, the Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, targeting Saudi-linked shipping, and warning commercial vessels of any nationality against calling at Saudi ports.”

“…at Tehran has proposed, via mediators, a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire…”

“The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen and much of the north, have been launching attacks against Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July, with strikes targeting Saudi vessels in the Red Sea.”

“But the vice-president of the internationally recognised government council urged world leaders at the UN general assembly not to trust the Houthis’ assurances – and to see a bigger picture in the crisis around the strait.”

“Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters on Thursday that Tehran had conveyed a proposal to the United States via intermediaries under which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened if Tehran’s conditions were met.”

“But Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen disrupted the Yanbu workaround in July by declaring a blockade of Saudi oil shipments, threatening the Bab el-Mandeb — a repeat of the Hormuz disruption.”

“But Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen disrupted the Yanbu workaround in July by declaring a blockade of Saudi oil shipments, threatening the Bab el-Mandeb — a repeat of the Hormuz disruption.”

“The Houthi blockade has shaken Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, which was already hit by Tehran's strangehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz as part of its war with the United States.”

“The Houthi blockade has shaken Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, which was already hit by Tehran’s strangehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz as part of its war with the United States.”

“In July, sources inside Iran told Reuters news agency that Iranian leadership had discussed with the Houthis having them close off the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.”

“In July, sources inside Iran told Reuters news agency that Iranian leadership had discussed with the Houthis having them close off the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.”

“The Strait of Hormuz has been under a virtual Iranian blockade since March, with Tehran effectively restricting passage through the critical maritime corridor in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks on Iran that triggered the conflict.”

“Fears of worsening disruption have intensified after the Houthis seized control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab strait a week ago, declaring a maritime blockade on Riyadh.”

“"Unknown projectile" struck cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, U.K. maritime agency says A cargo vessel was struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Tuesday, without giving specifics on…”

“The warning comes after a number of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, an alternative waterway that some tankers had been using since Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Iran has offered to facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi group after a series of deadly attacks on the kingdom, raising questions about Tehran’s diplomatic calculations as fighting intensifies across the region.”

“Trump believes that America is gaining leverage as the U.S. military is having greater success in helping oil tankers traverse the Strait of Hormuz and get Gulf allies' oil to market, while a Navy blockade is shutting down Iran's own oil exports.”

“…ear Admiral Ali Fadavi said that for the first time since the conflict began, there were no US vessels in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman or even the northern Indian Ocean, claiming US warships were “100 per cent vulnerable” to Iranian…”

“If Tehran can disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — which carried roughly 20 per cent of the world’s oil before the war — could the Houthis also threaten the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital artery for about 12 per cent of global maritime trade?”

“…o new alliances - After Washington rebuffed calls to strike Houthi rebels, Saudi Arabia is pursuing new maritime and defense alliances. - Houthi forces have seized territory on the Red Sea coast and threatened Saudi shipping, endangering an export route made…”

“The guidance, they said, was to prepare for a coordinated response stretching "from the Strait of Hormuz to US interests in the region and outside the Middle East."”

“Iran has continued to attack oil facilities across the Gulf, worsening the energy crisis sparked by its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a major artery for oil shipments.”

“The Houthis have in parallel launched a blockade on Saudi energy exports, already choked off by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“AAA said volatility in the Strait of Hormuz and high crude oil prices have driven the national average to its highest level ever recorded for this time of year.”

“The United Nations Security Council on Friday (September 25, 2026) condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthi fighters in a rare show of unity from the UN's top body.”

“Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters on Thursday that Tehran had conveyed a proposal to the United States via intermediaries under which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened if Tehran's conditions were met.”

“The mountain range is significant as it overlooks areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key waterway that had been serving as an alternative route for Saudi oil exports amid Iran's blockade of the nearby Strait of Hormuz.”

“The escalation has also raised the stakes for global energy supplies, as Houthi fighters expanded their control to Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, which has been used as an alternative route for Saudi oil exports amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Their argument is that control of the Strait of Hormuz has to be paired with enough military pressure that Iran cannot compensate through the Houthis, Iraqi militias, attacks on pipelines, or other regional pressure points.”

“This time, the Houthis claim their actions in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are a result of Saudi Arabia's own "unjust blockade on shipping traffic to and from Yemen".”

“One senior U.S. military leader in the region specifically warned that action against the Houthis could create unmitigated risk to U.S. troops in Middle East and the Iran war mission, including a U.S. naval blockade and security operations in the Strait of…”

“Meanwhile, Iran’s leverage has increased because in addition to its grip over the Strait of Hormuz its ally, the Houthi militia, now controls the Red Sea energy chokepoint, Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which can be seen as a strategic gain for Tehran.”

“For Iran, if the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has to concentrate its resources on US and Israeli strikes, the Strait of Hormuz and operations in the Gulf, Sistan-Baluchestan could become a peripheral theatre competing for Iranian security resources.”

“Oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have reached their highest level in six months, according to U.S.”

“The group, whose heartland is among the Zaidi Shia Muslims of northern Yemen, has declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, which had used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, itself closed by the West Asia war, for its oil exports.”

“Saudi Arabia’s oil exports have been disrupted after Iran-aligned Houthis damaged its key East-West pipeline, which helped circumvent the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz – a global oil chokepoint.”

“…sel fuel costs have about doubled since last year The war with Iran has driven up fuel costs and created supply chain disruptions as the Strait of Hormuz remains under a naval blockade with a limited number of oil tankers allowed through the critical…”

“The Strait of Hormuz is already under stress and largely blocked to all ships, including tankers, while Houthi forces have escalated attacks on shipping and threatened a full naval blockade of Bab al-Mandab.”

“Houthi fighters have captured strategic islands across a critical Red Sea trade route, the Bab al-Mandab strait, one of the most important shipping routes in the world – almost 15% of global sea trade passes through it.”

“…lps to explain the decision from the US president, Donald Trump, to condemn the Houthi advance down the west coast of Yemen for threatening freedom of navigation through the Bab al-Mandab strait, but so far to reject any military response in support of…”

“Declining a second front keeps American forces on Hormuz, keeps the Houthis out of a fight with Washington, and leaves both chokepoints under the protection of the only navy with the global reach to reopen them — with Xi Jinping due in Washington on Sept. 24.”

“On Monday, Iran and Gulf states are due to meet in Oman over passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while the Houthis have pushed to the edge of another maritime chokepoint at Bab al-Mandeb.”

“Escalating fighting between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, and attacks by other Iranian proxy forces on Saudi infrastructure, are increasing the threat to tanker traffic in the Middle East and more than six months after the U.S. and…”

“President Donald Trump says the United States is making progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz and escorting more oil through the waterway, yet oil prices have jumped in recent days.”

“Juneau sees the ability for Iran and the Houthis to potentially partially block traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandeb – two of the world’s most crucial maritime bottlenecks – would give them tremendous influence over the global economy, and…”

“The Iran-backed of virtually all of the country's coastline along the Bab el-Mandeb, declared a blockade of Saudi Arabia's Red Sea ports, and launched attacks on Saudi-owned vessels in the area.Qatar's government warned Tuesday that a wider closure of the Bab…”

“Explained: The US has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran's own oil exports,…”

“The Strait of Hormuz sits on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula where the Persian Gulf empties into the Arabian Sea.”

“The Iran-backed Houthis announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in July and began targeting Saudi ships and territory, while Saudi Arabia has carried out air strikes against Houthi positions in Taiz.”

“Six months into the United States-Israel war on Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to drive one of the worst maritime shipping disruptions in decades.”

“Knights said Iran could increasingly adopt the model used by its Houthi allies in the Red Sea: periodic attacks, intermittent negotiations and a prolonged campaign of disruption short of all-out war, potentially targeting shipping, ports, energy…”

“"They've learned their lessons from how Iran managed to basically dominate the Strait of Hormuz," he said, adding that the blockade of imports and oil exports leaves Saudi Arabia in a very vulnerable position.”

“… IRGC says U.S. military is 'weaker than what we perceived' in rare interview No progress on reviving interim peace deal reached in June as Strait of Hormuz remains shut A top adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says Iranian officials…”

“It's one of the main ports under Yemen's internationally recognized government, renovated in recent years to handle shipping that avoids the Houthi-held ports in Hodeida. 2 tankers carrying Saudi oil reverse course in Red Sea after Houthi threat, amid…”

“It is the latest in a spate of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, an alternative waterway that some tankers had been using since Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz in February.”

“Iran's official IRNA news agency said three people were killed and two were wounded in a strike on the island of Qeshm, which lies just off the Iranian mainland in the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway for global energy supplies that Iranian attacks have…”

“An interim agreement collapsed in recent weeks over renewed fighting in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies that Iranian attacks have again effectively closed.”