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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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Iran changes Strait of Hormuz attack tactics as oil shipping threat reaches severe level
At least five maritime attacks were reported within 48 hours as Iran intensified pressure on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian and US officials described changing tactics, including the use of small boats to track vessels following damage to radar capabilities. The disruption threatens a corridor that previously handled about one-fifth of global oil and LNG trade.
U.S.–Iran tanker war explodes across Gulf as one sailor dies and oil tops $100
Iran says it attacked two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers after American forces destroyed five Iranian tankers, marking the largest declared shipping exchange of the war and pushing Brent crude beyond $100.
Iran war escalates sharply as U.S. hits air defences, radar and maritime targets
The United States has launched a broad wave of strikes against Iranian air defences, radar systems, maritime assets and mine-laying capabilities, prompting missile and drone attacks by Tehran across Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq.
Secret Service responds after Iranian state media appears to threaten Barron Trump amid escalating US-Iran tensions
Secret Service examines an Iranian state-media threat against Barron Trump as US-Iran tensions escalate amid war and expanding sanctions.
Strait of Hormuz traffic collapses after two UAE oil tankers come under drone attack
UAE blames Iran for attacks on two oil tankers as Strait of Hormuz traffic collapses and Washington threatens tougher economic pressure.
US launches heavy strikes on Iran as missile exchanges push Gulf war into new phase
Read why new US strikes on Iran are widening the war, pulling Kuwait and Jordan deeper into danger and weakening hopes for diplomacy.
Traders warn oil stockpiles close to empty as Hormuz re-closes in July 2026
Iran's re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz on 12-13 July returns crude markets to the supply gap as IEA emergency stockpile buffers approach empty.
US strikes Iran after GFS Galaxy attack as Tehran declares Strait of Hormuz closed
The United States launched a new wave of strikes against Iran late on July 11, 2026, after Iranian forces hit a Cyprus-flagged container ship and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, turning a maritime enforcement dispute into the most dangerous military escalation since the ceasefire collapsed.
Trump keeps Iran talks open but declares ceasefire over after new Gulf strikes
The United States and Iran are still talking, but Donald Trump’s declaration that the ceasefire is over has pushed the war back into a dangerous mix of strikes, Gulf retaliation and unresolved Hormuz control.
IMO rejects Iran Hormuz control as tanker traffic slows after US-Iran clashes
The International Maritime Organization’s council has urged countries not to recognise Iran’s attempt to control Strait of Hormuz traffic, turning the Iran war’s most important shipping dispute into a global maritime-law test.