2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
547 sources spanning 1990–2026
Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, and
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched an air war against Iran and assassinated its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. In retaliation, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel, US military bases in the region, and US-allied Gulf states. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued warnings forbidding passage...
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2026
Leader · From the editorial desk13 Jun 2026
Iran's blockade calculus: When a strait becomes leverage
Tehran's closure of Hormuz was retaliation—but the 70% drop in tanker traffic suggests deeper economic logic at work.
Briefing · From the editorial desk12 Jun 2026
The global economy's most expensive chokepoint
Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has become the largest energy disruption since the 1970s—and the shockwaves extend far beyond oil.
Briefing · From the editorial desk11 Jun 2026
The American navy is playing with fire in the Strait of Hormuz
Washington's military manoeuvres through the world's most combustible chokepoint risk escalating a crisis it claims to be defusing.
2025
The Strait of Hormuz and the Law of the Sea: The Strait of Hormuz Between Sovereignty, Diplomacy, and International Maritime Law12 Aug 2025
2019
Undated