Strait of Hormuz blockade disrupts energy supplies and shipping
Reports describe the Strait of Hormuz as blocked or restricted during the US-Iran war, disrupting energy flows and contributing to pressure on oil and gas markets. Several accounts attribute the closure to Iranian action; the BBC says Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and a US blockade had together effectively closed the strait.
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First reported among our outlets by NPR (United States), · most coverage from South Korea (2), United States (1), Russia (1), Iran (1)
What the parties said
United States
China is arming Iran so that Iran can indiscriminately attack civilians moving through the strait.
But that doesn't mean that the global oil markets don't see instability,
South Korea
Recently, there have been repeated blockades of sea routes in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
Iran
He said that the restrictions imposed by Iran over the strategic energy chokepoint were a response to the aggression and also the illegal blockade imposed by the US against…
Coverage
Fox News · United States24 Sep 12:00Trump-Xi summit could hold key to lower gas prices, GOP chairman says
China is arming Iran so that Iran can indiscriminately attack civilians moving through the strait.
NPR · United States22 Sep 08:47War between U.S. and Iran becomes a test of who will blink first
He says Iran's continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and its support of the Yemeni Houthi rebels in their advances on an alternative shipping route in the Red Sea is driving…
The Hankyoreh · South KoreaSouth Korea’s president forgoes ‘denuclearization’ for ‘peninsula free from nuclear weapons’ in UN speech
Recently, there have been repeated blockades of sea routes in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
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Trump did not mention dispatching troops to the Strait of Hormuz at South Korea-U.S. summit
The Korea Herald · South Korea23 Sep 00:32Lee urges US-NK dialogue for peace regime at UN speech
the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran conflict, which has had a significant impact on South Korea
Mehr News Agency · Iran23 Sep 07:05America: An obstacle to global peace
In response to American aggression, and acting on the principle of legitimate self-defense, Iran took deterrent measures to manage the Strait of Hormuz in a manner that served…
China Daily · ChinaIran conveys 'decisive positions' to US in New York: state media
Tehran restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz
South China Morning Post · Hong Kong24 Sep 11:40Gulf nations keep oil flowing amid Iran war, but it’s getting costly
When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day,
France 24 · France23 Sep 05:29AI risks, Iran war dominate agenda at UN
Tehran retaliated by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for energy transit, sparking a surge in global oil prices.
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Der Spiegel · GermanyU.S.: Donald Trump wants diesel export ban despite minister’s warnings
Deutsche Welle · Germany24 Sep 17:04After several difficult years, economists now expect German economy to grow
Because of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off supplies from competitors, German companies have seen increased demand from abroad for petroleum and natural gas-based…
BBC News · United Kingdom23 Sep 15:58Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'
has effectively been closed since the start of the war in late February due to Iranian missile and drone attacks on commercial vessels and the US blockade.
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Clarín · Argentina23 Sep 13:16Wars in Iran and Ukraine, artificial intelligence and Venezuela: key topics on the second day of the UN General Assembly
teleSUR English · Venezuela24 Sep 12:38A New Attack on Iran Could Spread the War to the Indian Ocean
Iran and the United States are locked in a struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran blocked after the war began Feb. 28.
RIA Novosti · Russia24 Sep 08:25Gas prices in Europe have doubled since the start of the conflict in the Middle East
TASS · Russia23 Sep 11:49Ban on Russian diesel increases EU fuel market vulnerability — expert
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market, but the structural problems facing the European market…
NDTV · India24 Sep 09:44Iran Threatens To Expand War To Indian Ocean If US Strikes Again
The Islamic republic has also locked down the Strait of Hormuz off the Iranian coast, in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war at the end of…
The Hindu · India22 Sep 16:42Macron says talks with Trump on Red Sea, Ukraine ‘constructive’
which has been blockaded by Iran during the war in West Asia.
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Iran threatens to expand war to Indian Ocean if U.S. attacks againWhere accounts differ
What caused the effective closure of the strait
Several reports describe Iran as blocking the strait, including in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
Tehran retaliated by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for energy transit, sparking a surge in global oil prices.
The Islamic republic has also locked down the Strait of Hormuz off the Iranian coast, in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war at the end of…
The BBC says Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and a US blockade together had effectively closed the strait.
has effectively been closed since the start of the war in late February due to Iranian missile and drone attacks on commercial vessels and the US blockade.