Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsAnalysis Iran's latest attacks on shipping underscore the gap between Trump's declarations and reality. As Saudi Arabia and the Houthis trade fire for the first time since 2022, Washington still lacks a clear strategy for securing one of the world's most vital waterwaysShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeKsenia Svetlova01:35 PM • July 15 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump declared that the Strait of Hormuz was open and vowed it would remain so. Yet over the past 24 hours, Iran has once again demonstrated its ability to disrupt traffic there. Its forces attacked two United Arab Emirates tankers sailing through the strait, killing one crew member and wounding eight others.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Middle EastIranDonald TrumpStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamPollKnesset Israel ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNo Dignity at Allenby: Palestinian Babies "Are Suffocating in 95°F Heat"Rights Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Sanctions on Those Aiding ICC Israel ProbeMan Set Out 'To Kill Muslims,' Repeatedly Stabs Utah Mall Worker, Police Say82-year-old Israeli Dies From Wounds Sustained in April Iranian Missile StrikeMoody's Warns Netanyahu's Judicial Coup Could Tank Israel's Credit RatingRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Made in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelRo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?