Iran Crisis

Iran Crisis

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Stranded for 115 days, oil tanker resumes voyage to Bangladesh after crossing Strait of Hormuz

The prolonged closure of the strategic maritime route earlier this year had left the Nordic Pollux stranded, triggering a severe shortage of feedstock for Eastern Refinery

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, 25 June, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

US strikes Iran after Hormuz cargo ship attack; Tehran says it hit American targets in region

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman on 18 June 2026. photo: Reuters/Stringer

Iran reasserts its right to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz after ship hit near Oman

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio standing behind him, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on 23 April 2026. File Photo: Reuters

Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran, Israel

Graves are being prepared for the victims following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump says it may never be known who was at fault for strike on girls' school in Iran

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Photo: File/Reuters

Hormuz reopening eases shipping crisis, but 1,200 cargo vessels remain stranded

People walk past an anti-US billboard in Tehran, Iran, 19 February 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US, Iran at odds on nuclear inspections, frozen assets in deal to end war

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Trump says Iran agreed to nuclear inspections into 'infinity', Tehran denies US claims

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

US waives Iran sanctions, Trump warns Tehran it must abide by agreement

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio faces tough task of selling Iran reset to wary Gulf allies

An Iranian woman holds Iran's flag during a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Why undoing the 'tangled nest' of Iran sanctions will not be easy or quick

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman on 18 June 2026. photo: Reuters/Stringer

Iran chief negotiator says Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran: State media

US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit, at Emmen Military Air Base, Emmen, Switzerland, June 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool

US waives Iran sanctions after talks; Lebanon fighting abates