Ships in the Gulf of Oman last month.

The Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, this month. While the Trump administration has said that a cease-fire would fully lift Iran’s blockade of the strait, that has yet to be borne out.

Ships in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, on Monday. Many have been stranded since the start of the war.

A strike on the Bapco oil refinery in Bahrain in early March. A U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz may give Iran a reason to restart attacks on energy assets throughout the Persian Gulf.

Cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen last month from northern Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.

Houthi supporters in Sanaa, Yemen, demonstrating in solidarity with Iran on Friday.

The strike, conducted at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, had targeted a boat sailing along a “known narco-trafficking route” in the eastern Pacific.

An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

The BYD Explorer No. 1, carrying 5,000 electric cars, at a stop in Singapore last year on its way to the Netherlands.

Multiple explosions were reported and jet fuel leaked after a container ship, the Solong, right, collided with an oil tanker, the Stena Immaculate, on Monday.

A handout picture released by Britain’s Ministry of Defense shows the Royal Navy’s RFA Proteus, right, patrolling near a Russian vessel, the Yantar, in November 2024.

An armed Houthi fighter walks along the beach with the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the background, in the province of Hodeidah, Yemen, in 2023.