The extended fighting around the waterway risks slowing progress toward restoring shipping traffic in Hormuz to pre-war levels.

Rubio was in Bahrain as part of a regional tour to reassure Gulf partners hit hard by Iran during the Middle East war.

US–Iran ceasefire wavers as Iranian drones hit Bahrain and a tanker is struck in the Strait of Hormuz, testing a fragile truce and raising fears of wider regional conflict.

Traffic is nearing pre-war highs, but mines, rival routes and a fresh US strike on Iran show how fragile the ceasefire still is. | World News

The extended fighting around the waterway risks slowing progress toward restoring shipping traffic in Hormuz to pre-war levels.

The interim US–Iran truce came under sharp strain Saturday after attacks on a key US ally and vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. carved out an alternate path that runs along Oman's coast and said Saturday that it's been expanded to accommodate inbound and outbound traffic.

The U.S. carved out an alternate path that runs along Oman's coast and said Saturday that it's been expanded to accommodate inbound and outbound traffic.

President Trump threatens to 'militarily complete the job' as the US strikes Sirik and Qeshm Island over ship attacks.

The U.S. and Iran have targeted each other’s military infrastructure, amid a ceasefire and peace talks that were due to resume this week.

Disputes over shipping access in the Strait of Hormuz have sparked fresh tensions between Iran and the United States, with each side accusing the other of breaching a fragile…