The Trump administration’s alleged Hormuz blockade is a high-risk, low-reward gambit that will roil global energy markets, stoke inflation, and expose Washington’s strategic overreach, while Tehran holds alternative export routes and asymmetric leverage.
Shipping data indicates that three Iran-linked tankers entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the first day of a US attempt to impose a blockade.
Spain’s prime minister urges China to take a more prominent role in global affairs, arguing that a stable international order would not be possible without Beijing’s involvement.
US, with travel bans, internal repression, and aggressive foreign policy, is no longer a credible World Cup host, making a 2026 boycott inevitable, says an activist and artist.
Hezbollah stages scores of retaliatory strikes against Israeli military positions and illegal settlements across the northern part of the occupied territories.
Iran has strongly condemned the US imposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports as a flagrant violation of Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
President Masoud Pezeshkian has firmly reiterated that Iran will continue all negotiations exclusively within the framework of international law and regulations.