US-Iran war

South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment, media reports sayUS, Israel launched strikes on Iran on Feb 28, with Trump declaring “major combat operations”Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei martyred in the strikes, and his son Mojtaba succeeded him in MarchA 2-week ceasefire agreed on April 8, followed by US-Iran face-to-face talks in PakistanA preliminary agreement reached in June, but renewed fighting and disputes over Strait of Hormuz continued through July.

The war has now entered its 7th month, with Hormuz remaining at the centre of the crisis. Live Updates04 September 2026 | 08:23 AMIran oil minister says industry continues to bypass US blockade. Updated On:Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:23:04 PKTIran oil minister says industry continues to bypass US blockade.

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said in an interview with semi-official ISNA that the country’s oil industry continues to circumvent the blockade imposed by US forces. “We had restrictions on transferring oil beyond the blockade line.

In some cases we managed to get through, and in some cases that was not possible,” Paknejad said. He said Tehran had adopted measures to get around the blockade and had been able to sell and deliver oil to customers “perhaps thousands of kilometers” from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.

“After the 12-day war, we were able to increase oil production by about 70,000 barrels per day,” Paknejad added.