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The world is staring down the “biggest energy security threat” it has ever seen, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. “We are facing the biggest energy security threat i…...

An Iranian state news outlet on Friday questioned the “unexpected tweet” from Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the star…...

Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump said the regime is very close to making a deal. He told CBS News' Weijia Jiang that Iran had agreed to virtually everything the U.S. pushed for when the war started. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab and Eleanor Watson report.

U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that nine ships have obeyed orders from American forces while attempting to break a blockade of Iranian ports.

Iran’s military has threatened shipping in the Red Sea if the US continues its blockade of Iranian ports, as President Donald Trump suggests talks could resume this week in Pakistan. Follow for live news updates.

Trump said the U.S. blockade will stop Iran from policing the strait and benefiting economically while the rest of the world suffers from its closure.

U.S. President Donald Trump pulls back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate.

“The United States imports almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won’t be taking any in the future. We don’t need it. We haven’t needed it and we don’t need it.”...