Strait of Hormuz blockade
British Navy RFA Lyme Bay at the gateway to the Mediterranean (Photo: AFP)
An Oil barrel is stands back of the pair flag of US-Iran. (Graphic: Kurdistan 24)
Oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz, illustrating the article's content. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
A boat sails past a tanker anchored on the Strait of Hormuz off the coast Qeshm island, Iran, April 18, 2026. (AP)
Mohsen Rezaei, a senior Iranian military adviser and former commander of the IRGC. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Iran Launches ‘Hormuz Safe’ Insurance Platform as Maritime Tensions Deepen in Strait of Hormuz (Graphic: Kurdistan 24)
James Bond-style image of the U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: White House/X/Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz (Photo: AP)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (AP/ Graphics: Kurdistan24)
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AFP/Graphics: Kurdistan24)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Photo: AFP/ Graphics: Kurdistan24)
An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz with a map of the region in the background. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
The logo of CENTCOM. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Oil tankers Tataki and Maran Aspasia fill at Al-Basrah Oil Terminal off Iraq’s Faw peninsula, Aug. 5, 2025. (AFP)
Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei (L), U.S President Donald Trump
Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan (Photo: AP)