In Hormuz deadlock, U.S. and Iran refuse to back down

NPR | By Tom Bowman,

Aya Batrawy

Published May 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM EDT

The U.S. and Iran remain deadlocked in the Strait of Hormuz, with no clear way forward.

Tom Bowman

Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon.

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Aya Batrawy

Aya Batrawy is an NPR International Correspondent. She leads NPR's Gulf bureau in Dubai.

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