strait of hormuz

President Trump said Friday he did not ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil corridor that Tehran blockaded in early March after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeted the Islamic republic.

As President Donald Trump meets face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, his administration is making an aggressive push to recruit America's top economic rival into the fight against Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf.

President Trump announced that Project Freedom has been paused at the request of Pakistan and other countries.

A draft resolution from the United Nations threatens to impose sanctions on Iran unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump announced a new military operation to guide ships stranded in the Persian Gulf to safety.

President Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. Navy to destroy any vessel caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a blunt warning to Iran as tensions in the region escalate into open confrontation.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, just hours after President Donald Trump extended a fragile ceasefire with Tehran, raising fresh doubts about whether negotiations can hold.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be open for the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

President Donald Trump issued a blunt public ultimatum to Iran on Sunday, warning the regime it has until Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of its power plants and bridges.

Britain hosted a virtual summit Thursday with diplomats from more than 40 nations to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz -- a critical oil shipping lane that has been essentially shut down since the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran began on Feb. 28.