Strait of Hormuz blockade
NATO S.G. Mark Rutte addressing a pre-summit press conference ahead of the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara on July 6, 2026. (AFP)
US Launches Strikes on Iran After Hormuz Ship Attacks, CENTCOM Says
Axalta presents insights on plastic component coatings for the automotive industry at German conference. (AP)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei (Photo: Tasnim)
Graphic illustrating a drop in oil volumes with a black barrel and a declining market trend line. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Photo: AP)
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jets fly over the Middle East during a patrol. (Photo: CENTCOM)
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)
