Tag: Shipping

President Donald Trump leaned into a controversial messaging line regarding the war in Iran on Friday, telling a crowd in Nassau County, New York, he plans to make the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says ‘pretty soon’ he’ll declare the Strait of Hormuz a ‘territory of the United States’

Christian Datoc · August 14, 2026 4:32 pm

An oil tanker is moored at the Sheskharis oil and petroleum complex on the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia, Oct. 11, 2022.

Ukraine pauses strikes on tankers after JD Vance request and Russian threats

Timothy Nerozzi · August 12, 2026 1:21 pm

President Donald Trump

Energy and Environment

Trump extends Jones Act waiver to ease fuel prices, but with new limits

Maydeen Merino · August 10, 2026 4:30 pm

Strait of Hormuz

Keeping Strait of Hormuz toll-free is paramount concern for international bodies as Iran-Oman negotiations drag

Timothy Nerozzi · August 6, 2026 5:19 pm

A US Coast Guard vessel navigates the San Francisco Bay while assisting a boat that got stuck on Alcatraz Island's underwater rocks on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in San Francisco.

Coast Guard ends search for three boaters after Alcatraz disaster

Emily Hallas · July 16, 2026 12:51 pm

Daily on Defense

Daily on Defense

Trump’s face-saving pivot on charging to be ‘guardian angel’ of the Strait of Hormuz

Jamie McIntyre · July 15, 2026 7:30 am

President Donald Trump.

Trump drops Strait of Hormuz tolls for Gulf trade deals

Christian Datoc · July 14, 2026 11:50 am

Iran War Strait of Hormuz

One dead after Iran attacks two tankers in Strait of Hormuz, UAE says

Rena Rowe · July 13, 2026 10:03 pm

President Donald Trump speaking from the Oval Office.

Trump demands world reimburse US for Iran war: ‘We’re protecting a very rich portion’

Rena Rowe · July 13, 2026 8:25 pm

Trucks cross into the Port of Laredo.

Foreign truck drivers in US remain a top target of the Trump administration

Anna Giaritelli · July 13, 2026 12:51 pm

A group of people stand in shallow water as a cargo ship appears anchored in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran hits cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz as CENTCOM announces new strikes

Carson Swick · July 11, 2026 7:57 pm

This frame grab of footage aired Wednesday, July 1, 2026, by Iranian state television shows a vessel that ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz. (Iranian state television via AP)

US demands Iran publicly announce opening of Strait of Hormuz

Claire Carter · July 10, 2026 6:32 pm