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Satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran to the north and the Arabian Peninsula to the south, taken by the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite in December 2020. The channel is about 34 km wide at its narrowest point.

Strait of Hormuz

Iran exempts Chinese, Indian, Iraqi and Qatari ships from Hormuz restrictions, where 10.23 million barrels a day transited

The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where China receives state visits, in October 2025.

China and Oman call for shipping to resume through the Strait of Hormuz and sign 14 agreements in Beijing

US service members order the occupants of a skiff carrying suspected pirates to raise their hands before boarding, in the Gulf of Aden, in February 2010.

Somali pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel with 23 people aboard, and maritime security centre warns of a "floating base"

The Strait of Hormuz in a NASA satellite image, with Iran to the north and the Musandam peninsula to the south.

Strait of Hormuz

Revolutionary Guard reports two more tankers hit in the Strait of Hormuz, while the US says the lanes are clear of mines

Northern Tehran seen from the top of the Milad Tower in April 2019. The Iranian capital receives the three delegations on Monday.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey send their defence and intelligence chiefs to Tehran for security talks

The Strait of Hormuz, between Iran to the north and the Arabian Peninsula to the south, in a December 2020 image from NASA's Terra satellite.

Brent settles at $116.72, a six-month high, as Houthi attacks hit Saudi energy infrastructure

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (left) meeting Iran's Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, at the Iranian foreign ministry in November 2025.

Seven foreign ministers launch the R4+E3 format in Istanbul, with the Strait of Hormuz at the top of the agenda

The Strait of Hormuz seen by NASA's Terra satellite in December 2020: Iran to the north, the Musandam Peninsula to the south, and a 34-km channel at its narrowest point.

Strait of Hormuz

Iran says a tanker carrying 2 million barrels caught fire after striking a mine in Hormuz, and declares the strait closed

US airmen change an engine on a B-1 Lancer bomber at RAF Fairford, England, in November 2023.

UK prime minister sees "strong indications" of Iranian involvement in the Fairford air base case, but offers no evidence

Norwegian and US coalition troops during medical evacuation training at Al Asad air base in western Iraq in December 2024.

US-led coalition leaves Erbil air base, ending 23 years of foreign military presence in Iraq

A satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran (north) and the Arabian Peninsula (south), captured by NASA's MODIS sensor in December 2020.

Trump rejects Iran's plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in seven days

A Tomahawk missile launches from the destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur during a naval exercise in the Pacific in 2019. The UN report examines strikes by missiles of this type on targets in Iran in February 2026.

UN mission finds grounds to believe the US committed a war crime in Iran school strike