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strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway that carried about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquid gas supplies before the conflict but was closed to most shipping by Iran within days
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/19/what-to-know-about-us-iran-standoff-over-the-strait-of-hormuz), which has in effect been shut by Iran since the war began on February 28, is to reopen
Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point of the US-Israel war with Iran after Tehran effectively choked off one of the world's most important shipping lanes. President Donald Trump has said
Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. **Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe** Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe [*Stay up to date with our* Up First *newsletter, sent every weekday morning.*](https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news) Crude oil prices sank
Hormuz again to commercial vessels and that any ship that approaches it will be targeted. The closure came as reports emerged of vessels in or near the strait, including a tanker, were targeted by Tehran
reopening of Hormuz last week after a truce was established in Lebanon. But Trump has maintained that the US blockade will continue, prompting Tehran to shut down the strait
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/5/map-of-dominance-why-iran-cant-afford-to-give-up-hormuz-control), began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. Weeks of negotiations since an April 8 ceasefire – including historic face-to-face talks in Islamabad – have yet to produce
Hormuz. Iran has yet to react publicly to the pause but the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) alluded to the strait reopening
Strait of Hormuz – through which one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments normally pass, but which Iran has blockaded – reopened
strait of Hormuz after the signing of initial understanding, and an immediate end to the war with guarantees against any renewed attack. It followed the US’s peace proposal, which was reported
Strait of Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5811770/iran-war-updates) — through which some 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas typically travels— will fully reopen
Strait of Hormuz, which usually carries about one-fifth of global fuel supplies, has been at a standstill for more than two months amid Iranian threats against shipping in the region. On Tuesday, United States
Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the US lifting its naval blockade. The US understood that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had endorsed the broad template of the deal, he added. There was no immediate confirmation
Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed”, Trump wrote on Truth Social a day after he said a deal had “largely been negotiated”, which
strait of Hormuz. The EU would aim to adopt the sanctions in May, she said. At Tuesday’s meeting, Ireland, Spain and Slovenia pressed Kallas to reopen
Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth tells reporters. Hegseth said on Tuesday that President [Donald Trump](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz) will make the decision as to when the truce ends, signalling that Washington may be willing
reopened their airspaces days after attacks began on February 28, with schedules [further expanding](/news/2026/3/16/qatar-airways-announces-limited-flights-to-and-from-doha) in the weeks that followed. The ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Hormuz? On March 2, Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), announced that the strait was “closed” and if any vessels tried to cross
strait of Hormuz, writing: “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” But he later added that the waterway would be opened upon the signing of the deal, and “for purposes
strait of Hormuz. But Fars also said the messages were not part of formal negotiations. In [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon), Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, the health ministry said, amid