US launches more strikes on Iran, escalating clashes over Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran are engaged in escalating military clashes over control of the Strait of Hormuz following a series of attacks on commercial vessels. The UN has warned that a return to full-scale hostilities would have catastrophic consequences for global trade and regional stability.
Why it matters
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical maritime chokepoint for global energy supplies, and conflict there threatens international economic security.
— 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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