At least two ships sailing from Iranian ports crossed the Strait of Hormuz despite a blockade threat by the US military, maritime tracking reports have indicated.

Regional officials say Riyadh warns the US naval blockade risks disrupting vital shipping routes, including Bab al-Mandeb, if retaliation escalates.

US-Israeli aggression against Iran has driven the biggest surge in global energy inflation in 25 years, according to a new report.

As the US enforces a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, the hasty move signals Washington’s attempt to gain leverage in stalled negotiations but at a grave cost to the global economy, says a Chinese economist.

The Trump administration’s alleged Hormuz blockade is a high-risk, low-reward gambit that will roil global energy markets, stoke inflation, and expose Washington’s strategic overreach, while Tehran holds alternative export routes and asymmetric leverage.

China condemns the blockade imposed by the US President Donald Trump’s administration on Iranian ports as “dangerous and irresponsible.”

Shipping data indicates that three Iran-linked tankers entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the first day of a US attempt to impose a blockade.