Rubio Accuses Iran of Terrorism for Attacking Ships in Strait of Hormuz

The narrow waterway has effectively been shut down for more than a month, driving up oil, gas, fertilizer, and energy prices.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House on March 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on April 7 accused Iran’s regime of committing acts of terrorism by attacking commercial shipping vessels in the Hormuz Strait.

“The whole world has been impacted, unfortunately, because Iran is violating every law known by striking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz,” Rubio told reporters at the State Department.