strait of hormuz Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/strait-of-hormuz/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 06 May 2026 08:06:08 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Trump pauses Hormuz escort plan amid Iran talks https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-pauses-hormuz-escort-plan-amid-iran-talks/ https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-pauses-hormuz-escort-plan-amid-iran-talks/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 08:06:08 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=180747 U.S. President Donald Trump said today that “Project Freedom”, a U.S.-led initiative to escort commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, will be temporarily paused as negotiations with Iran advance. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the decision was made “based on the request of Pakistan and other countries” and cited “great progress” […]

The post Trump pauses Hormuz escort plan amid Iran talks appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/trump-pauses-hormuz-escort-plan-amid-iran-talks/feed/ 0 180747 Pompeo: Iran is responsible for attacking oil tankers in Gulf https://www.jwire.com.au/pompeo-iran-is-responsible-for-attacking-oil-tankers-in-gulf/ https://www.jwire.com.au/pompeo-iran-is-responsible-for-attacking-oil-tankers-in-gulf/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2019 06:20:10 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=99855 “The president has been briefed on the attack on ships in the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. government is providing assistance and will continue to assess the situation,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. 

The post Pompeo: Iran is responsible for attacking oil tankers in Gulf appeared first on J-Wire.

]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/pompeo-iran-is-responsible-for-attacking-oil-tankers-in-gulf/feed/ 0 99855