Gulf of Oman

US blockade costs Iran $4.8 billion, US Navy acting 'sort of like pirates,' Trump says - report

According to Pentagon officials, over 40 vessels carrying oil and other contraband have been redirected by the US military since the blockade began on April 13th. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month.
An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch from the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran, February 28, 2026.

US planning renewed military action against Iranian infrastructure should talks fail - CNN

The option to strike Iranian energy infrastructure, as Trump had previously threatened, remains on the table as a way to pressure Tehran into agreeing to a deal.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018.

US offers $20b. reinsurance plan to spur Gulf oil flow amid Operation Epic Fury, Iranian attacks

The Trump administration is deploying a $20 billion maritime reinsurance program through the DFC to restore Hormuz shipping. Move targets soaring energy prices as Iran war halts Gulf commerce.

|ByJOE DEAUX, LOUKIA GYFTOPOULOU/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS
US Central Command announces sinking an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman, March 1, 2026.

'Abandon Ship': US sinks Iranian ship in Gulf of Oman after striking vessel during Op. Epic Fury

CENTCOM also cited US President Donald Trump's call for "members of Iran's armed forces, IRGC, and police to 'lay down your weapons,'" and to "Abandon ship!"

|ByJAMES GENN

Pope urges restraint in Gulf after tanker attacks

"I invite everyone to use the instruments of diplomacy to resolve the complex problems of the conflicts in the Middle East," he said.

JUNE 16, 2019ByREUTERS
Pope Francis holds weekly general audience at the Vatican, May 15, 2019.

Is the Middle East ignoring Gulf tanker crisis?

JUNE 16, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019