Strait of Hormuz Crisis
May 15 – July 3, 2026 Updated Jul 3
Every published chapter of The Fold's coverage of Strait of Hormuz Crisis, in one place — oldest to newest, updated as the story develops.
Ship seized off UAE and cargo vessel sunk off Oman as Hormuz tensions flare
A vessel anchored off the United Arab Emirates was boarded by unauthorised personnel and steered toward Iranian waters, while an Indian-flagged cargo ship sank off Oman after an attack. The incidents sharpened fears over the contested Strait of Hormuz.
Hormuz traffic falls near zero as US says it has redirected dozens of ships
Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to almost nothing as a dual blockade keeps the waterway effectively closed. US forces say they have redirected dozens of ships and disabled four since enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports.
U.S. strikes Iranian radar sites after drones launched toward Hormuz
U.S. forces shot down four Iranian attack drones headed toward the Strait of Hormuz and struck coastal radar sites at Goruk and on Qeshm Island, CENTCOM said Saturday. Iran also fired ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, further straining a fragile ceasefire.
Israel and Iran trade strikes, shaking two-month-old ceasefire
Israel struck about 15 targets in Iran on Monday after Tehran fired three waves of missiles at central Israel, the most serious escalation since an April 8 ceasefire. Yemen's Houthis also launched a missile as oil prices jumped.
U.S. Apache crew rescued by sea drone in first-ever drone water rescue off Hormuz
Two U.S. Army soldiers were pulled from the sea by an unmanned surface drone after their AH-64 Apache crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, the first water rescue of its kind by the U.S. military.
Iran strikes US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain as Hormuz ceasefire unravels
Iran fired missiles and drones at US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain after American strikes on some 20 targets near the Strait of Hormuz. Nearly all were intercepted, officials said.
India lodges 'strong protest' with US after three mariners die in tanker strike
India summoned a senior US diplomat after three Indian seafarers were killed when American forces fired on the tanker Settebello for breaching the blockade on Iranian oil in the Gulf of Oman.
US hits Iran with second wave of strikes as Tehran declares ceasefire 'meaningless'
US forces struck Iranian military targets for a second straight day Thursday, including 49 Tomahawks fired near Tehran, as Iran hit back at bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain and said the April ceasefire was dead.
Trump cancels Iran strikes as both sides say a peace deal is closer than ever
Trump called off planned strikes and said a signing could come within days; Iran's foreign minister said a deal has 'never been closer' but stressed nothing is final.
Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed Sunday, with Strait of Hormuz to reopen immediately
President Trump said an agreement ending the war with Iran will be signed Sunday, with the Strait of Hormuz reopening to all traffic right after. Iranian state media struck a more cautious note on the timing.
US-Iran deal 'now complete,' Trump says, lifting Strait of Hormuz blockade to end the war
Trump declared the US-Iran war deal 'now complete' on Sunday, ordering the Strait of Hormuz reopened and the US naval blockade lifted. A formal signing is set for June 19 in Switzerland.
US grants Iran 60-day oil license as sides spar over $12bn in frozen funds
Washington issued a 60-day waiver letting Iran sell oil internationally and the two sides agreed a 60-day roadmap to a final deal. But the US disputed Tehran’s claim it would unlock $12bn upfront.
US and Iran clash over nuclear inspections and $12bn in frozen funds
Washington and Tehran offered contradictory accounts of their Switzerland talks, disagreeing over whether Iran agreed to readmit IAEA inspectors and how $12 billion in unfrozen assets may be spent.
US strikes Iran after drone attack on cargo ship tests Hormuz ceasefire
US Central Command hit four Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on June 26 after an IRGC drone struck the cargo ship Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz, the first American strikes since a shaky ceasefire was extended.
Iran strikes US Gulf sites in Kuwait, Bahrain as Hormuz truce teeters
Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired missiles and drones at US-linked targets in Kuwait and Bahrain early on June 28, retaliating for American strikes two days earlier and pushing a fragile 60-day ceasefire to the edge of collapse.
US and Iran arrive in Doha for talks, but Tehran rules out a direct meeting
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner went to Doha on Tuesday and an Iranian technical team traveled separately, but Iran said there would be 'no negotiations at any level' with Washington, leaving the fragile ceasefire's next step in Qatari mediators' hands.
US and Iran report 'positive progress' in Doha as talks pause for Khamenei funeral
Indirect US-Iran talks in Doha ended with a new communication channel and agreement to buy goods with frozen funds. The next round waits for Ali Khamenei's July 4-9 funeral rites.
As Khamenei's funeral opens, the US-Iran ceasefire enters its most fragile stretch
Indirect talks are frozen for six days of funeral rites beginning July 4. A month after the June 17 memorandum, The Fold reconstructs how a signed deal survived US airstrikes, a near-collapse and a diplomatic pause — and what still is not settled.