Tag: Strait of Hormuz
Trump Announces ‘Historic’ US–China Deal After Xi Talks in Beijing
U.S. President Donald J. Trump returned to the United States on Friday, May 15 after concluding his visit...
Trump’s Silence on Taiwan at Beijing Summit Is a Safer Outcome for Taipei, Observers Say
The Taiwan issue once again became a focus of international attention following high-level talks in Beijing...
US Farmers Face Spring Planting Squeeze as Hormuz Closure Strands Global Fertilizer Trade
The director-general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned on May 7 that disruptions...
Musk Steals Spotlight At Trump–Xi Beijing Summit With Casual On-Site Behavior
On May 14, U.S. President Donald Trump led a large delegation to Beijing for a summit with Chinese Communist...
Trump Says US Will ‘Eventually Obtain’ Iran’s Nuclear Materials, Warns of Space Force Surveillance
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, May 10 again made a strong statement on Iran’s nuclear issue....
China’s Foreign Minister Pressed Iran on Strait of Hormuz Reopening Days Before Trump-Xi Summit
According to CNBC, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing...
Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate Despite Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire
According to an May 9 report by the Associated Press, despite escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf...
Trump: Iran War Is Likely to End Before Beijing summit
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with PBS News on May 6 that the United States and Iran...
US Military Disables Iranian Oil Tanker Bound for Iran in Gulf of Oman
According to a statement posted on Wednesday, May 6 by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on X, the U.S...
US Declares Iran Operation ‘Complete,’ Shifts Focus To Hormuz Security
On May 5, Reuters reported that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated at a White House press briefing...
Trump Launches ‘Project Freedom’ to Evacuate Ships Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz
Trump used his Truth Social account to lay out the plan on Sunday, May 3. He said governments around...
US Warns Shipping Firms Against Paying Iran Strait Fees, Threatens Sanctions
As tensions in the Middle East reach a boiling point, Washington is warning shipping companies worldwide...