The Philippine government said Iran has assured the safe and uninterrupted passage of vessels sailing under that nation’s flag through the Strait of Hormuz, following a call between the two countries’ foreign ministers.

Iran responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to Americans on the war with new missile attacks targeting Israel and the Gulf Arab states Thursday, underlining Tehran’s insistence that it rejected Washington’s outreach for a ceasefire while maintaining its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

WASHINGTON () - President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged countries that did not help ‌in the U.-Israeli strikes on Iran to ‌buy American oil and go to the Strait of Hormuz ​and "just TAKE it.

The world economy is being held hostage by the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said that the United States is “nearing completion” of its objectives in the war against Iran and hailed American forces for scoring “overwhelming victories” in the conflict

Trump said Iran gave him the "present" of letting eight oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, but the majority of ships making the passage are Iranian, including

Amid Iran’s chokehold of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump told nations who are not actively involved in the war to "start learning how to fight" for themselves and take the oil from the key passageway.

Oil prices rose after Trump said he'd finish the military operation "very fast", but didn't set a timeline on ending the conflict.

Outraged at European countries' refusal to help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump threatened to halt the PURL program selling U.S. weapons to NATO for use in Ukraine, officials told the