Follow real-time developments as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate around the Strait of Hormuz, with military exchanges, naval confrontations and diplomatic disputes intensifying uncertainty across the Middle East.

US Central Command said an F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision munitions on Friday against two ships in the Gulf of Oman – gateway to the vital Strait of Hormuz – to prevent them from continuing to Ira

The violence threatened to unravel a fragile truce in effect since April 8 that brought an end to weeks of U.S.-Israeli attacks on the Islamic republic, which has retaliated with strikes across West Asia and by blocking the strait, a vital route for oil and gas shipments.

Iran announced it will block the Strait of Hormuz once again while threatening to withdraw from a two-week ceasefire agreement after Israel attacked Lebanon. Tehran state media announced the surprising move on Wednesday, a day after the U.S., Israel and ...

Iran launched attacks on the UAE and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz while the U.S. destroyed Iranian boats "that attempted to interfere" with Project Freedom.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that U.S. retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets were “just a love tap” and confirmed that a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is still in effect.