In negotiations with the US, the Strait of Hormuz is now more important to Iran than a nuclear weapon. Tehran is reluctant to cede control, foreign policy experts say.

The massive decline in oil prices over the past few weeks has gifted the Trump administration with some unexpected leverage in its ongoing negotiations with Iran.

Patrick Cockburn: The President's wanted to force Iran's hand. Instead he's just strengthened it

President Donald Trump offered a sharply revised review of Iran’s leaders as the tenuous ceasefire between the US and Tehran looks to be more endangered than ever.

Renewed fighting over Strait of Hormuz exposes gap between military victories and lasting settlement

In negotiations with the US, the Strait of Hormuz is now more important to Iran than a nuclear weapon. Tehran is reluctant to cede control, foreign policy experts say.

Many predicted the paper-thin memorandum of understanding signed last month would amount to little. It has taken even less time to collapse than they thought.

Trump's Iran deal is over, the Strait of Hormuz is closed again, and continued volatility should be anticipated over the summer and beyond.

The repeated threat of strikes appears not to have deterred Iran from asserting itself in the Strait of Hormuz

As Iran-U.S. tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump faces a stark choice between risky military escalation and a fragile diplomatic deal.

While he left the door open for further negotiations, Trump’s declarations have plunged the world into an uncertainty it can ill afford.