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Aircraft on the deck of a carrier at sea near a strait

Trump declares Hormuz 'completely open' while keeping the blockade

Amara Okonkwo · Jul 25, 2026

The US president said the strait is open and ready for business even as the naval blockade remains in full force, a formulation that leaves the war's central economic question exactly where it was.

Campaign-style crowd at an outdoor rally at golden hour

US midterm campaign opens its final stretch with energy prices front and center

Amara Okonkwo · Jun 20, 2026

The Labor Day turn into the November 3 elections arrives with gasoline and heating costs inflated by the Iran war, and both parties framing the strait, OPEC+ and the naval blockade as campaign material.