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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks alongside Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana (not pictured), in the Treaty Room at the US State Department, August 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)
August 26, 2026, 10:27 am
Rubio says no new Iran offensive for now as US focuses on economic pressure — report
Washington also bent on restoring shipping through Hormuz; Iran and Oman discuss temporary corridor; oil firms begin avoiding vessels on Iranian blacklist of ships
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
A demonstrator draped in an Iranian flag waves the flag of Iran's Lebanese proxy Hezbollah in front of a billboard that depicts US aircraft falling into Iranian forces' fishing nets, alongside the Persian caption, 'The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed; the entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,' during a pro-government rally at the Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, on May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 18, 2026, 11:37 am
Vessel struck in Hormuz; Iran vows to keep waterway shut until US complies with June deal
Crew casualty reported in attack on ship; data shows Hormuz crossings rose slightly from weekend, but remain in single digits
By Reuters
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a congressional roundtable on anti-fraud initiatives in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2026. (Mandel NGAN/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 12:04 pm
Vance: Preventing nuclear Iran is the ‘number two’ US goal, after ensuring cheap oil
Trump cabinet members say US could keep its Hormuz blockade indefinitely, Iran to face ‘never before seen’ economic isolation; Iran demands payment for spill from tanker it apparently hit
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on the American mining industry, at the US State Department in Washington on August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 9, 2026, 3:14 pm
Trump may declare ‘victory’ in Iran without nuclear deal if Hormuz reopens – report
Tehran doubles down on new conditions for opening waterway, denies negotiating with US; Houthis hit Saudi oil facility, Yemen’s Aden-based government
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on July 12, 2026 shows a cargo ship anchoring near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan. (AFPTV/AFP)
August 7, 2026, 9:33 pm
Iran said awaiting top council’s okay for Hormuz accord; US official: ‘We expect a deal soon’
Report says that under temporary deal, Iran and Oman will oversee transit in strait, and ships will not be charged tolls; opposition outlet claims Mojtaba Khamenei in critical condition
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
August 4, 2026, 4:41 pm
US treasury secretary says deal with Iran to reopen Hormuz could be sealed by Wednesday
Emerging Iran-Oman agreement said to give Tehran unprecedented control over waterway; sources say US has used ‘virtually all’ its long-range precision missiles during war
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Trump listens to a question from a reporter at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon/File)
July 28, 2026, 9:40 am
Ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meeting, mediators believe US-Iran breakthrough near
Sources say Trump waiting to decide on matter until he’s met with Israeli PM; Iran and Oman have okayed proposal to clarify Hormuz disagreements, revive memorandum of understanding
By Jacob Magid
President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's policy conference, a gathering of conservative Christian activists and leaders, at the Washington Hilton, on June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
June 26, 2026, 10:47 pm
Trump accuses Iran of ‘foolish’ ceasefire violation by firing on ships in Hormuz
Tehran insists passage must be coordinated with regime, as US and Gulf states demand unimpeded shipping; Katz threatens Iran, in Persian, against hitting Israel; UAE FM holds rare call with Iranian counterpart
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
June 25, 2026, 7:38 pm
Hormuz traffic rebound returns oil to prewar rates, as US reassures wary Gulf allies
Oil dips below prewar price of under $73 a barrel, but number of vessels passing through strait is still below prewar figures; oil tankers use new route through channel despite Iran threats
By Agencies
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio upon his arrival at Al Bateen Executive Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 23, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)
June 24, 2026, 3:42 am
Rubio: Iran will not be allowed to charge tolls in Strait of Hormuz under any final deal
Trump insists Iran agreed to give UN inspectors access to nuclear sites despite Tehran’s claims to the contrary; Iranian president says without missiles his country would be ‘just like Gaza’
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. (AFP)
May 28, 2026, 11:09 pm
Greater proportion of non-Iranian ships crossing Strait of Hormuz, data shows
Singapore, UAE, South Korea and Norway-flagged ships transited waterway over the past week, monitors say, as Washington says Oman pledged not to participate in Iranian tolling
By Agencies
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, shaking hands with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq during their meeting, in Muscat, Oman, April 26, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)
April 26, 2026, 7:11 pm
Iran diplomacy stalls as Hormuz becomes focal point of mediation efforts
Trump says although Iran ‘offered a lot’ in most recent proposal, it was still ‘not enough;’ Tehran tries persuading Oman to support mechanism to collect tolls in strait
By Agencies
Oil tankers and cargo ships lining up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
April 16, 2026, 12:04 am
Iranian proposal offers ships safe passage on Omani side of Hormuz, source says
Offer hinges on whether ​Washington is prepared to meet Tehran’s demands to free hundreds of tankers and ships that have been stuck since the war began
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An undated handout photograph released on March 28, 2026, by the United Arab Emirates Presidential Court shows UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the United Arab Emirates (Abdulla AL-NEYADI / UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT / AFP)
March 28, 2026, 2:44 pm
Visiting UAE, Zelensky announces defense cooperation with Abu Dhabi amid Iran attacks
Deal follows agreement between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia as Kyiv offers anti-drone expertise to Gulf nations facing Iranian attacks; Tehran targets Abu Dhabi, Omani port in latest strikes
By AFP
File: A representative of Qatar is seen on screens as he delivers a speech on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva on March 16, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
March 25, 2026, 3:03 pm
Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat,’ Gulf states tell UN rights council
Council weighing draft resolution condemning Tehran’s ‘egregious attacks’ on its neighbors; Iran urges unity ‘against the evil plans of our common enemy Israel’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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