The US Navy has deployed two guided-missile destroyers into the Persian Gulf to break a two-month Iranian blockade, facilitating the transit of two US merchant ships through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The secretary of the Iranian Association of Shipping Companies and Related Services has said the US blockade of the country’s maritime trade is largely ineffective, adding that all ports along Iran’s southern coast remain fully operational.

MSC, the world's largest container carrier, is launching a new service to minimize disruptions caused by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Adani Ports and SEZ reported a rise in quarterly profit, supported by stronger cargo volumes and steady demand across its port network.

The U.S. indicated it would maintain a naval blockade of Iranian ports in an effort to disrupt Tehran’s oil exports and pressure it to return to negotiations.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the country knows how to confront restrictions and defend itself, following what Iranian officials described as a US seizure of an Iranian commercial vessel in the Sea of Oman.

At least two U.S.-sanctioned vessels linked to Iran entered the Gulf on Thursday through what appears to be a new route near Iran’s Larak and Qeshm islands, as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained sharply reduced amid the third day of a U.S. blockade.

We’ve spoken to Salvatore Mercogliano, maritime historian at Campbell University in North Carolina, about how the US could effectively implement a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

France and the UK are scheduled to meet this week to discuss efforts to reopen traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely halted due to the US-Israel conflict with Iran.