Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has surged over the past few weeks, with American military support helping boost oil flows to more than 10 million barrels per day, a US official said.
Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has surged over the past few weeks, with American military support helping boost oil flows to more than 10 million barrels per day, a US official said.
Oil tankers and cargo vessels anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman on June 21. Photographer: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held positive discussions in Qatar and progress is being made on technical talks with Iran, according to a senior administration official, as the countries seek to turn an interim peace deal into a permanent end to the war.
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held positive discussions in Qatar and progress is being made on technical talks with Iran, according to a senior administration official, as the countries seek to turn an interim peace deal into a permanent end to the war.
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff Photographer: Jacquelyn Martin/Getty Images
The Trump administration’s effort to unwind decades of sanctions as part of a deal to end the war with Iran has created a head-spinning situation for governments, banks and other companies as they contemplate a shifting patchwork of new permissions and old restrictions.
The Trump administration’s effort to unwind decades of sanctions as part of a deal to end the war with Iran has created a head-spinning situation for governments, banks and other companies as they contemplate a shifting patchwork of new permissions and old restrictions.
US President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, June 22, 2026. Trump signed executive orders Monday aimed at accelerating quantum research, laying the groundwork for federal agencies to adopt the technology and strengthen US defenses against cyberattacks.
President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on goods imported from countries that impose digital services taxes, escalating pressure on European nations that just ratified a trade pact with the US.
President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on goods imported from countries that impose digital services taxes, escalating pressure on European nations that just ratified a trade pact with the US.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with American farmers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Trump had a surprise for the farmers he invited for dinner at the White House later Thursday: a request to Congress for $11.1 billion in assistance that would amount to the second bailout of the year for the beleaguered agriculture sector.
President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on goods imported from countries that impose digital services taxes, escalating pressure on European nations that just ratified a trade pact with the US.
President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on goods imported from countries that impose digital services taxes, escalating pressure on European nations that just ratified a trade pact with the US.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with American farmers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Trump had a surprise for the farmers he invited for dinner at the White House later Thursday: a request to Congress for $11.1 billion in assistance that would amount to the second bailout of the year for the beleaguered agriculture sector.
President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on goods imported from countries that impose digital services taxes, escalating pressure on European nations that just ratified a trade pact with the US.
President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on goods imported from countries that impose digital services taxes, escalating pressure on European nations that just ratified a trade pact with the US.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with American farmers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Trump had a surprise for the farmers he invited for dinner at the White House later Thursday: a request to Congress for $11.1 billion in assistance that would amount to the second bailout of the year for the beleaguered agriculture sector.
Nearly three dozen conservatives — including longtime allies of President Donald Trump — are pushing the House to overturn biofuel-blending quotas imposed by his administration, arguing they are stoking consumer costs before an election set to hinge on economic concerns.
Nearly three dozen conservatives — including longtime allies of President Donald Trump — are pushing the House to overturn biofuel-blending quotas imposed by his administration, arguing they are stoking consumer costs before an election set to hinge on economic concerns.
Trump has signaled his concern for higher gasoline costs. Photographer: Kaylee Greenlee/Bloomberg
Nearly three dozen conservatives — including longtime allies of President Donald Trump — are pushing the House to overturn biofuel-blending quotas imposed by his administration, arguing they are stoking consumer costs before an election set to hinge on economic concerns.
Nearly three dozen conservatives — including longtime allies of President Donald Trump — are pushing the House to overturn biofuel-blending quotas imposed by his administration, arguing they are stoking consumer costs before an election set to hinge on economic concerns.
Trump has signaled his concern for higher gasoline costs. Photographer: Kaylee Greenlee/Bloomberg
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte played to President Donald Trump’s love of praise and splashy visuals during a visit to Washington that was aimed at easing the US leader’s anger over alliance nations’ reluctance to help with the campaign against Iran.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte played to President Donald Trump’s love of praise and splashy visuals during a visit to Washington that was aimed at easing the US leader’s anger over alliance nations’ reluctance to help with the campaign against Iran.
Mark Rutte during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on June 24.
President Donald Trump was dismissive of Andy Burnham, who is set to become the next UK prime minister, saying he was unfamiliar with him and has only heard that he is “extremely liberal.”
President Donald Trump was dismissive of Andy Burnham, who is set to become the next UK prime minister, saying he was unfamiliar with him and has only heard that he is “extremely liberal.”
Andy Burnham Photographer: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
Donald Trump and Republicans in the US Senate squabbled on Wednesday, as the president abruptly canceled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill and lawmakers pressed him over his handling of the war in Iran.
Donald Trump and Republicans in the US Senate squabbled on Wednesday, as the president abruptly canceled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill and lawmakers pressed him over his handling of the war in Iran.
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Over lunch in a wood-paneled room on the Capitol's second floor, several GOP senators plan to try to impress on Trump that his targeting of fellow Republicans, controversial diversions and refusal to focus on voters' economic concerns threaten the party's control of Congress.
US President Donald Trump said he has ordered the Department of Justice to look into gasoline prices, complaining that they aren’t falling fast enough.
US President Donald Trump said he has ordered the Department of Justice to look into gasoline prices, complaining that they aren’t falling fast enough.
A driver refuels a vehicle with regular gasoline in Florida.
US President Donald Trump said he has ordered the Department of Justice to look into gasoline prices, complaining that they aren’t falling fast enough.
US President Donald Trump said he has ordered the Department of Justice to look into gasoline prices, complaining that they aren’t falling fast enough.
A driver refuels a vehicle with regular gasoline in Florida.
US-Iran talks on a permanent ceasefire were set to kick off Sunday with top officials including US Vice President JD Vance converging in Switzerland, even after Iran issued a renewed order to close the Strait of Hormuz.
US-Iran talks on a permanent ceasefire were set to kick off Sunday with top officials including US Vice President JD Vance converging in Switzerland, even after Iran issued a renewed order to close the Strait of Hormuz.
JD Vance disembarks Marine Two as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 20.
President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled the Boeing Co. 747-8 that will serve as the new US presidential jet, proclaiming the gifted plane from the Qatari government “virtually double the size” of the previous model.
President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled the Boeing Co. 747-8 that will serve as the new US presidential jet, proclaiming the gifted plane from the Qatari government “virtually double the size” of the previous model.
US President Donald Trump after touring the inside of the newest aircraft in the presidential fleet at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 19. Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images
US Vice President JD Vance skirted questions about whether Iran will one day be able to charge fees for vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical concern for the oil and shipping industries as well as Gulf producers as the chokepoint opens up to traffic again.
US Vice President JD Vance skirted questions about whether Iran will one day be able to charge fees for vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical concern for the oil and shipping industries as well as Gulf producers as the chokepoint opens up to traffic again.
US Vice President JD Vance during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Vance told reporters that today marks the start of the 60-day period for US-Iran talks that should lead to a final agreement.
The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program began in earnest.
The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program began in earnest.
Vessels anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz on June 18 in a photo provided by Iran's ISNA news agency. Photographer: AMIRHOSSEIN KHORGOOEI/AFP
Senior US officials outlined and defended the contours of a 14-point deal between the US and Iran to kick-start broader peace talks between the two countries, injecting more clarity around a plan that has been shrouded in secrecy.
Senior US officials outlined and defended the contours of a 14-point deal between the US and Iran to kick-start broader peace talks between the two countries, injecting more clarity around a plan that has been shrouded in secrecy.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula. Photographer: -/AFP
President Donald Trump signed an interim deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, speeding up the timeline for the agreement to go into effect despite blowback from Republicans who said it amounted to a victory for Tehran.
President Donald Trump signed an interim deal to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, speeding up the timeline for the agreement to go into effect despite blowback from Republicans who said it amounted to a victory for Tehran.
Tankers and cargo ships in the Gulf of Oman on June 16.
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