Tensions are escalating in the Middle East as the world looks for ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran are trading threats, oil prices are surging, and a U.S. strike on an Iranian bridge is raising fears the conflict could drag on. - REUTERS

World anxious to open Hormuz, US-Iran trade threats, oil prices rise

Tensions are escalating in the Middle East as the world looks for ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran are trading threats, oil prices are surging, and a U.S. strike on an Iranian bridge is raising fears the conflict could drag on. - REUTERS

Published: 4 Apr 2026