Patrick Sykes

Fighting between the US and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz intensified after a period of relative calm, triggering a fresh jump in energy prices as fears grow of an open-ended war.

WASHINGTON — Fighting between the U.S. and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz intensified after a period of relative calm, triggering a fresh jump in energy prices as fears grow of an open-ended war.

President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived, reiterating his claim that the US controls the crucial Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting spiked energy prices and rekindled fears of an open-ended war.

Reiterating his claim Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting spiked energy prices and rekindled fears of an open-ended war.

UNITED STATES President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived, reiterating his claim Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz after fresh fighting spiked energy prices and rekindled fears of an open-ended war.

Iran and the US are digging in for a protracted war, with little sign of a near-term ceasefire or return to normal Middle East energy flows even if hostilities remain at a low intensity.

Iran and the U.S. are digging in for a protracted war, with little sign of a near-term ceasefire or return to normal Middle East energy flows even if hostilities remain at a low intensity.

Iran and the U.S. are digging in for a protracted war, with little sign of a near-term ceasefire or return to normal Middle East energy flows even if hostilities remain at a low intensity.

Iran and the U.S. are digging in for a protracted war, with little sign of a near-term ceasefire or return to normal Middle East energy flows even if hostilities remain at a low intensity.

After decades of battling VPNs and other workarounds, Tehran has built a system that keeps most citizens on a controlled national network while giving elites privileged access to the global internet.