Two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers pushed through the Strait of Hormuz on April 11, 2026, conducting a mine-clearance operation that the American military chose to announce publicly, a move designed to send an unmistakable message to Tehran: the waterway stays open.

The U.S. military began a blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports on Monday (April 13), President Donald Trump said, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against its Gulf neighbors' ports after weekend t...

The key shipping lane off the coast of Iran has been virtually blocked by Tehran since the United States and Israel started bombing Iran on February 28, though reopening the strait was ostensibly a co...