Tag: StraitOfHormuz
US Restarts War Powers Clock on Iran
July 13 showed how far the terms of the US-Iran war have moved since fighting began in February, on three fronts at once: the legal basis for continuing it, the rhetoric justifying it, and the technology used to wage it.The Trump administration formally notified Congress on July 10 that "military…
Iran Ceasefire Unravels as Grid Losses Mount
The US-Iran ceasefire that took hold in June is collapsing, with Iranian strikes on Gulf states and mounting damage to Iran's power grid marking the most serious escalation since the truce began.The US and Iran signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding on June 17, establishing a 60-day framework to negotiate…
Oman Proposes a Legal Route to Reopen Hormuz
Oman has drafted a plan to split shipping through the Strait of Hormuz into two corridors, an attempt to break the deadlock over one of the world's most important maritime chokepoints. Under the proposal, reported by CNN, vessels taking a southern route through Omani waters would sail freely under pre-war…
Iran’s Missiles Turn the Gulf Against It
The United States has struck more than 300 Iranian military targets over three nights — radar, launchers, and missile and drone stores — according to CENTCOM, after Iran hit a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's strikes have now reached across the Gulf, and its neighbours are turning…
U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes as Hormuz Ceasefire Formally Collapses
U.S. and Iranian forces struck each other for a third time in a week, an exchange that effectively confirms the collapse of the ceasefire framework established by the June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), rather than another round in the contained retaliation cycle that had defined the conflict since April.…
Qatari Envoys Visit Iran to Revive U.S. Talks
Qatari negotiators have traveled to Iran in coordination with the United States, according to Axios. Qatar is not acting alone. According to the same report, officials from Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have held a wave of calls with both Washington and Tehran, reflecting growing regional concern that…
Hormuz Stays Open as Security Risks Disrupt Global Shipping
Iran has not issued a formal decree closing the Strait of Hormuz, but the distinction between "open" and "closed" is becoming increasingly misleading. Tracking data compiled by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) indicate that commercial traffic through the strait has yet to recover to pre-conflict levels, while…
