U.S. President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying talks are ongoing. Iran claimed that there had been no such negotiations.

President Trump has just directed the Department of Defense to hold off on any strikes against Iranian power plants due to "very good" conversations with Iran.

Israelis said securing the strait for energy shipments could become the war’s main goal now that regime change and ending Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon seem out of reach.

At war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. He has jumped from calls to secure the waterway through diplomatic means to lifting sanctions and now escalating to a direct threat against civilian

Strait of Hormuz traffic is near collapse as Iran reportedly charges tankers $2 million in transit fees, prompting President Trump to threaten strikes on Iranian power infrastructure.