Iran’s Military Says It Has Reimposed ‘Strict Control’ of Strait of Hormuz

The military said it would tighten its grip on the waterway until the U.S. ended its blockade of Iranian ports, adding to the uncertainty over the strait.

Why Iran’s ‘Mosquito Fleet’ Remains a Potent Threat in the Strait of Hormuz

Separate from the regular Iranian Navy, with boats that often go more than 115 miles per hour, it’s what a retired U.S. official calls a “disruptive force.”

Reopening Strait Would Ease Oil Crisis, but Only So Much

Maduro Is Gone, and the Purge Has Begun

The successor to Venezuela’s captured president, Nicolás Maduro, is purging the people who kept him in power.