Rappler's latest stories on Strait of Hormuz
8 EU nations back naval force to patrol Strait of Hormuz
The move comes amid escalating tensions in the region, especially between Iran and the United States, that have sparked attacks on tankers and other conflicts in a crucial zone for oil shipping
Iran crisis sparks fear over Middle East oil supplies
Traders fear Iran could seek to block the Strait of Hormuz, which links up the Middle East's oil producers with markets in Asia, Europe, and North America
Iran seizes new boat near vital oil shipping lane
A naval patrol of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has intercepted the vessel carrying 250,000 liters of fuel near the Strait of Hormuz
Iran says boat seized in Strait of Hormuz, Filipinos arrested
(5th UPDATE) The group is suspected of operating a fuel-smuggling ring, Iran's semi-official news agency says
U.S. urges Germany to 'help secure' Strait of Hormuz
'Members of the German government have been clear that freedom of navigation should be protected... Our question is, protected by whom?' says the US Embassy in Berlin
UK warship arrives in Gulf to escort tankers
HMS Duncan will help accompany vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker there earlier in July
Iran frees 9 Indian crew from seized tanker – India gov't
The release leaves 21 other Indians in Iranian detention however, including 3 from the MT Riah and 18 from the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker
British navy to escort UK-flagged ships in Gulf strait
Britain currently has the HMS Montrose warship in the Gulf and a handful of smaller naval vessels. The Montrose had tried to rush in to rescue the Stena Impero but arrived too late to the scene.
Swedish owner of tanker seized by Iran says crew 'safe'
Aside from a Filipino seafarer, the rest of the 23 detained crew of the oil tanker Stena Impero hail from India, Russia, and Latvia
Manila asks Iran to free Filipino on seized British-flagged tanker
(UPDATED) The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs says one of the crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is a Filipino citizen
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Tensions rise in the Gulf as this incident occurs on the same day that US President Donald Trump says an Iranian drone threatened an American naval vessel
Gulf tensions rise as U.S. shoots down Iranian drone
It is the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents
Trump says he called off Iran strikes expected to kill 150
Trump says the US was 'cocked & loaded to retaliate' on Thursday night, June 20, by hitting '3 different sites,' but that he scrapped the strikes just 10 minutes before they were carried out
Airlines halt Hormuz flights amid U.S.-Iran crisis
The suspensions come after the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States issued a Notice to Airmen 'prohibiting US-registered aircraft from operating over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman'
Iran conducts naval exercise in Gulf – U.S. official
The timing of the exercise is unusual, as it appears to be similar in scale and nature to a drill that ordinarily happens later in the autumn
U.S. warship fires warning shots at Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz
The shots fired by the destroyer USS Mahan on Sunday January 8 put an end to the incident which US officials denounced as unsafe and unprofessional
Iran seizes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
Iran says it ordered the ship to be impounded at the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas because of a commercial dispute
