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Caption:Barnacles.Photo credit:123RFVessels are seen anchored in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz.AMIRHOSSEIN KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFPIranians swim along the Strait of Hormuz in this picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency on 1 June 2026.Amirhossein Khorgoogei / ISNA / AFP
Iranians drive past a billboard featuring US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, erected on Valiasr Square in Tehran May 28, 2026. Iran’s foreign ministry condemned on May 28, what it called violations by the United States after its strikes on the southern port city of Bandar Abbas and expressed solidarity with Oman after the US president threatened to “blow them up”. (Photo by AFP) /
This handout photo released by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)’s official website Sepanews on February 17, 2026, shows boats manoeuvering around a tanker vessel during a military exercise by members of the IRGC and navy in the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by SEPAH NEWS / AFP) / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / HO / SEPAHNEWS” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Boats maneuver around a tanker vessel during a military exercise by members of the IRGC and the navy in the Strait of Hormuz.==
Oman-owned oil supertankers were spotted transiting the Strait of Hormuz on April 2 amid negotiations between Iran and Oman. (Supplied: Sentinel Hub
A MarineTraffic map shows a high concentration of ship beacons in the Strait of Hormuz, on 27 March, 2026.
Iran has been controlling the passage of ships in and out of the Persian Gulf.
Iran’s delegation including Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi, centre, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, third right, arrive for a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on 21 June 2026.
Everest survivor Dawa Sherpa speaks during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu on June 18, 2026. Dawa, a Nepali mountaineer who spent six days dragging himself off Mount Everest after being abandoned has been moved out of intensive care as he slowly recovers, his family said on June 9. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 16: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Algeria at Kansas City Stadium on June 16, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images)