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Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas (LNG) oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the outbreak of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait.
2026-04-3

Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
2026-04-2

The foreign ministers of the G7 nations reach an agreement to protect passage through the Strait of Hormuz if the war ends.
2026-03-27

Iran's representative in Geneva Ali Bahreini بحرینی (دیپلمات) says that Iran will facilitate and expedite humanitarian aid to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
2026-03-27

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom issue a joint statement condemning the Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and expressing their "readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait".
2026-03-19

United States intelligence sources report that Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The Central Command says that American forces have sunk several Iranian ships, including 16 minelaying vessels.
2026-03-10

Royal Navy warship HMS "Dragon" leaves Portsmouth and heads to Cyprus in response to a drone strike on the United Kingdom's RAF Akrotiri base.
2026-03-10

The IRGC Navy announces the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels.
2026-02-28

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces that the United Kingdom will host the world's first summit on artificial intelligence later this year.
2023-06-7

Australia announces its agreement to join the United States' coalition, along with the United Kingdom and Bahrain, to prevent Iran from targeting ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. Australia will deploy a Boeing P-8 Poseidon and a frigate.
2019-08-21