Iran, Strait of Hormuz
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Strait of Hormuz carried nearly a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas supplies before it was blockaded by Iran during the war.
The United States and Iranian militaries have offered conflicting accounts over whether the crucial waterway is open.
CFR President Michael Froman and four leading regional experts assess the details of Trump’s U.S.-Iran deal: what it achieves, what it defers, and what it means for Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and the Gulf.
Hundreds of cargo ships are still stuck in the Strait of Hormuz, despite a declaration from President Donald Trump that the U.S. military would help get traffic flowing again through the vital shipping lane.
It took weeks of planning to find a way into the Strait of Hormuz. We studied maps. Talked through scenarios. How we would get in. How we would get out. Who we could call if something went wrong. And what would happen if we ran into trouble along the way.
President Trump showed off what will become Air Force One and discussed talks with Iran. Sources tell CBS News that new fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon derailed U.S.-Iran discussions,
High-level U.S.-Iran talks on an interim deal to end the war had a tense start in Switzerland as Tehran took offense at incendiary comments by President Trump.
Three-quarters of Americans want Donald Trump’s war with Iran to end without further resumption of hostilities on either side — and almost as many say the war wasn’t worth it in the first place. A new CBS poll released Sunday found that the president’s foreign policy choices are deeply underwater with voters as peace talks are supposedly set to continue and the administration oversees the rollout of a new ceasefire extension signed by U.