Live Updates: Iran Insists It Controls Strait of Hormuz as It Launches New Strikes
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- Iranian military fired at U.S. targets across the Persian Gulf, marking another day of direct hostilities between the two nations
- Trump denied Iran’s claim that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, countering Iranian assertions of control over the strategic waterway
- IRGC claimed strikes against Oman and Bahrain, expanding the reported geographic scope of Iran’s military actions in the region
- UN chief urged Iran and the U.S. to 'urgently resume negotiations' as Gulf strikes intensified, highlighting rising international concern
- Iran insists it controls the Strait of Hormuz, framing its actions as assertions of sovereignty amid U.S. military presence
Why it matters: The exchange of strikes and competing claims over the Strait of Hormuz raise the risk of broader regional conflict, directly threatening global oil flows through the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, which handles about 20% of daily seaborne crude shipments. Any sustained disruption would immediately impact energy markets and maritime security.
