At least 70 ships remain trapped in the Persian Gulf nearly six months into the Iran-U.S. conflict with more ships now being stalled after the ceasefire between the countries broke down. The memorandum of understanding implemented from June 18 to July 8 between Tehran and Washington created the opportunity for many of the stranded ships to finally exit the Persian Gulf after being stuck for months,

Iranian missile and drone strikes have exposed vulnerabilities in the US military footprint across West Asia, prompting the Pentagon to assess whether America should reduce its presence in the Persian Gulf after the war.

Iran’s claim of expelling U.S. forces appears to indicate an escalation in the ongoing military standoff. Markets suggest this development could increase the perceived likelihood of a U.S. invasion of Iran.

Iran has lost the first oil storage tank in its weekslong war with the United States and Israel, according to new satellite imagery released this week. A photograph, captured on April 15 by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellites, showed smoke ...

Iran launched its first missile and drone attack on the United Arab Emirates since a ceasefire with the U.S. took effect on April 8, and it fired two drones at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, UAE authorities said Monday. The U.S. military said two ...

Vice President Vance brought up the idea of a "Persian Libya" twice during an interview on the "Diary of a CEO" podcast, saying one thing the U.S. and Iranian government agree on is preventing Persia from becoming a "Libya-style rump state," "basically a ...

Iran has launched a new body called the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, requiring all ships wishing to cross the Strait of Hormuz to register, fill out forms, and pay a toll before receiving a transit permit. The move represents Tehran's most formalised ...

Washington — The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets on Friday over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries agreed to extend an already rickety ceasefire ...