An AI-generated image depicts Iranian and U.S. naval forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, illustrating heightened tensions in the vital shipping corridor. (Photo: AI-generated)
An Emirati patrol boat, left, is near a tanker anchored in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a coastal road near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (Photo: AP)
Indian Navy personnel aboard INS Kolkata respond to a fire on the Liberian-flagged merchant ship MSC Sky II after a suspected drone or missile attack in the Gulf of Aden, March 5, 2024. (AP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district on May 2, 2026. (AFP)
A handout picture received from the US embassy in Iraq on Dec. 31, 2019, shows a US army apache helicopter dropping flares over Baghdad's high-security Green Zone. (AFP)
