US launches more strikes on Iran, escalating clashes over Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran have engaged in a series of military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the region. Both nations claim control over the vital maritime corridor, threatening the stability of global oil trade and the future of ongoing diplomatic negotiations.
Why it matters
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for global energy supplies; military escalation here risks a wider regional conflict.
— 1:50pm , first published July 13, 2026 — 8:37am
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Share A A A Dubai: The United States and Iran each asserted on Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end the war.
The attacks, sparked by Iran striking a container ship on Sunday in the strait off the coast of Oman, again underlined that the waterway that once saw a fifth of the world’s traded crude oil and natural gas pass through it remained the key issue in negotiations. The narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf has seen shipping disrupted since the start of the war as Iran maintained a chokehold on it by attacking commercial vessels around it, intimidating shippers.
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