Iran, Oman make progress in Hormuz Strait talks

[VOVWORLD] - Iran announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed to all maritime traffic, marking the second time in July that Tehran has declared the strategic waterway off limits.

[VOVWORLD] - Oman has won backing from Gulf states for a plan that would let Tehran collect voluntary fees to use the Strait of ​Hormuz, a Gulf source told Reuters on Tuesday, a path towards ending the disruption to oil trade caused by the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

[VOVWORLD] - The renewed fighting between the United States and Iran has once again made the Strait of Hormuz a chokepoint threatening global energy security. In response, countries are establishing new cooperation mechanisms and partnerships to reshape the global energy landscape.

[VOVWORLD] - Iran has suspended all of its commitments under the ceasefire agreement reached with the US a month ago, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said in an interview with Iranian state television on Friday.

[VOVWORLD] - Iran will not allow the US to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz, said a spokesperson for Iran's Supreme Military Command on Thursday, stressing that the strategic waterway as a "red line" for Iran's national security.

[VOVWORLD] - US and Iranian forces have exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting US facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday and saying it had again closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.

[VOVWORLD] - US and Iranian forces exchanged heavy missile and drone strikes with ​Tehran targeting US facilities in Gulf states on Sunday after saying it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz.