Trump says U.S. will launch an ‘Iranian blockade’ in the Strait of Hormuz

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Trump says U.S. will launch an ‘Iranian blockade’ in the Strait of Hormuz 03:04 UP NEXT US and Iran Trade Strikes as Ceasefire Deal Efforts Unravel 01:51 US Launches New Strikes on Iran After It Closes Strait of … Read more

Oil prices rise as the U.S. and Iran fight over control of Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices rose on Monday as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran intensified days after President Trump declared the countries’ ceasefire agreement to be over. Iran claimed the Strait of Hormuz was closed as both sides exchanged more strikes over the weekend. Kristin Myers, ETF editor-in-chief at ASSET TV, joins CBS News to share … Read more

Trump says U.S. will get paid to guard Strait of Hormuz: “Maybe we’ll call it the ‘Guardian Angel of the Strait'”

President Trump said Monday that the U.S. would “become the guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz and suggested that other countries will pay the U.S. for securing it.  Mr. Trump told Fox News the U.S. was “going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it. We’ll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we’ll … Read more

U.S.-Iran Latest: Attacks continue over control of Strait of Hormuz as Tehran calls diplomacy

  1m ago Oil prices jump after weekend of fighting over Strait of Hormuz The price of Brent crude, the international standard, gained 4.7% to $79.59 per barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude oil added 4.8% to $74.85 per barrel. Prices for both types of crude oil recently had slipped back to around the levels they … Read more

U.S. and Iran trade strikes and conflicting claims about the Strait of Hormuz

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing U.S. and Iran trade strikes and conflicting claims about the Strait of Hormuz 02:08 UP NEXT Severe weather leaves rips roof of apartment building in Philadelphia 01:30 Senator Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after “brief illness” 02:46 Good … Read more

U.S. insists Strait of Hormuz remains open despite Iran declaring it closed, as strikes escalate

The United States launched yet another round of strikes on Iran on Sunday, part of an effort it said was to thwart its attacks on traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway crucial to the world’s oil supply. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The … Read more

Sen. Lindsey Graham dies, and more hostility over the Strait of Hormuz: Weekend Rundown

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was elected to the Senate in 2003 and was a close political ally of President Donald Trump’s, has died, his office confirmed. He was 71. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Graham died Saturday night “from a brief and sudden illness,” … Read more