Strait of hormuz

The EU’s Aspides mission was established in 2024 to protect ships from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group in the Red Sea. It currently has an Italian and a Greek ship under its direct command.

The coalition, US officials told the Journal, was still deliberating whether to begin its operations before or after the end of the ongoing Iranian hostilities. 

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s unique capabilities could play a crucial role in the conflict with Iran. But will it mark the start of a larger operation? Military experts weigh in.

"There’s really no frontline at the moment — it’s simultaneous damage across different corners of Iran in a very short period of time,” research lead Van Den Hoek told The Washington Post.

Trump suggests more strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub, calls Khamenei’s survival uncertain, and dismisses current deal terms as insufficient.

Other ships are free to pass, although many prefer not to due to “security concerns,” which Araghchi claimed have nothing to do with Iran.

The lack of interest from the US and Iran suggests both sides are in for an extended conflict, even as the widening war inflicts civilian casualties and Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Rezaei, now a member of Iran’s Expediency Council, said security in the Gulf and the strait “should be managed by the countries of the region themselves,."

In the wake of the Cold War, there was a sense that warfare might shift toward smaller joint operations of all forces, known as "littoral operations."

Stranded at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, 26-year-old seafarer Ambuj and his crew are caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions in the Gulf, with Iranian attacks targeting nearby vessels.