Iranian vessel in Hormuz hit, while Houthis expand control of shipping lane
The Iran-backed Houthis expanded their control over the strategy Bab-el-Mandeb strait, as strikes continued in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Iran-backed Houthis expanded their control over the strategy Bab-el-Mandeb strait, as strikes continued in the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, Israel is being condemned by Lebanese leaders for strikes in the south that killed at least 11 people, including children.
Tehran has asserted that the Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management" after President Trump said the U.S. might "keep it."
President Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, writing on social media: "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT."
The United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said one of its ships was targeted while transiting the strait.
The secretary of state said progress has been made in the Iran-Oman talks but that no final agreement has been reached, adding, "We're hoping that will happen very shortly."
The U.S. is "going to win one way or the other," President Trump said Monday, as Iran held a colossal public funeral for its slain supreme leader.
Vance says the U.S. has accomplished its "core mission" in Iran, as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet mediators in Qatar, but not Iranians.
Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks earlier over the weekend.
Their appearance was a rare face-to-face meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials as they launched a 60-day sprint to negotiate over the fate of Iran's nuclear program.
Iran and Israel declare a halt to fighting as President Trump says both are seeking an "immediate ceasefire" after a major escalation in the 101-day war.
Israel and Iran were firing missiles at each other Monday, endangering the shaky truce that's been in place as well as talks on a deal to end the fighting.
Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon where Hezbollah would be banned.
The U.S. and Iran had appeared ready to de-escalate before the U.S. military conducted what it said were defensive strikes against Iran on Wednesday.
Iran warns any new U.S. attacks will bring a "bad result," as President Trump acknowledges the ceasefire is faltering and violence flares in Lebanon.
As President Trump again voiced optimism that Iran will "make a deal" to end the war, Tehran declared itself the regulator of Strait of Hormuz shipping.
Trump threatens Iran with "higher level" strikes if it won't accept a peace deal, but says it's too soon for direct talks after reporting diplomatic progress.
Oil prices hit a 4-year high as Axios reports Trump will hear new options to try to break the Strait of Hormuz standoff with Iran with a new wave of attacks.
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is expected to leave the Middle East in the coming days, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News.
Oil prices continue rising as the Trump administration unenthusiastically mulls an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but delay nuclear talks.
Iran balked at President Trump's demands for a peace deal amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, as fear the war could reignite hits oil and energy markets.
President Trump says he sent a U.S. delegation to Pakistan for another round of peace talks with Iran Monday but Tehran says it doesn't plan to participate.
With the Iran war paused halfway through a 2-week ceasefire, President Trump is again voicing optimism over the potential for a deal to end it for good.
Only about a dozen ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the first two days of the ceasefire, far below normal traffic levels before the war, data shows.
Iran says Israel is violating the ceasefire deal President Trump announced, and Tehran appears to still have control over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
