Parliament speaker says Tehran has relayed its demands to Washington through intermediaries and will not reopen the strategic waterway until they are satisfied
UK-based maritime security agency says fire caused by the incident was extinguished, as tensions persist in the strategic waterway.
U.S. Central Command contradicts Iran's Revolutionary Guard assertion that the Panama-flagged El Gaia struck naval mines.
A skiff pursued a westbound tanker east of Aden, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said, in the latest reported incident in the region's shipping lanes.
Only four vessels transited the vital waterway in 24 hours as Houthi forces reportedly seize control of nearby regions, according to Anadolu Agency.
Al Jazeera reports the world's second-largest crude exporter is using alternative shipping routes, including so-called 'dark shipments,' amid unspecified pressures on its usual export channels.
Iran's Mehr News agency reported unusually low vessel traffic through the strategic waterway, citing preliminary ship-tracking figures.
Moscow says it is ready to share expertise in autonomous shipping technology with Indian partners as part of the plan, according to TASS.
The International Maritime Organization has documented 80 attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz region since the Middle East conflict began, killing at least 22 seafarers.
A limited number of ships passed through the critical chokepoint, with no large oil or LNG tankers among them, according to analysts.
The Royal Navy evacuated 23 crew members after a fire broke out in the engine room following an attack on the vessel.
Russia's foreign minister accused European countries of detaining ships this year using categories he said have no basis in international law
Authorities plan additional daily transit reductions at one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, citing worsening drought conditions linked to the El Niño climate phenomenon.
Authority cites worsening drought conditions linked to El Niño as it plans further daily transit reductions on the vital shipping route
Iran's IRGC Navy says the supertanker Algaya exploded after hitting naval mines south of the strategic waterway.
Official cites near-normal vessel numbers through Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to Russian news agency TASS
A shift to a longer shipping route via the Suez Canal and Cape of Good Hope would be needed if the Bab el-Mandeb Strait were closed, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported, according to TASS.
A political bureau member of Yemen's Houthi movement says vessel traffic through the strategic waterway is unaffected, while confirming a military operation to secure adjacent territory.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have captured the strategic Perim Island, officials said, raising fears over the security of one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and Saudi oil exports.
Eighteen international shipping organizations cautioned that rising geopolitical friction and an expanding 'shadow fleet' of vessels could undermine trade rules and safety at sea.
Hashimoto, chairman of the Japanese shipping giant, said sharp swings in the yen risk creating a "confused situation" for financial and global markets.
Vessel passages through the strategic waterway have fallen amid escalating regional tensions, according to shipping data.