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Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are shipped in peacetime. Iran’s threats
restricting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway key to the global flow of oil, and the U.S. imposing a blockade of Iranian ports. ### [Middle East](https://www.npr.org/sections/middle-east/) ### [An expert on Iranian
Strait of Hormuz despite tensions defying Iran’s restrictions on transit through the waterway. That is why, Trump claimed, oil prices have hovered around $90 a barrel in recent days, instead of staying above
Iran, on April 18, 2026 [Asghar Besharati/AP] ## ‘A drop in yields’ Still, the longer the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the higher prices of urea, ammonia, sulfur and phosphates are likely to rise, spelling higher
Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with
restriction will be in place until the U.S. completely lifts its blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement came the morning after President Donald Trump had said the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain
Hormuz** and reimposed restrictions on the vital shipping lane after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iranian ports. A UK maritime agency reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ships
Hormuz open was a humbling reminder of what can happen when a navy is unprepared. Iran enforced restrictions on the passage of most vessels through the strait early in the war, and on April
restriction is also likely be a demand during any forthcoming negotiations. An Iranian official said on Friday that US attacks overnight in and near the strait of Hormuz struck an Iranian cargo vessel, wounding
ships through the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to end the Iranian blockade of the vital waterway. The US president dismissed Iran’s peace proposals as stupid, and denied he was under any domestic
ships through the Strait of Hormuz was always going to produce a reaction from Iran. This week's urgent question is whether it ends there or whether more action and reaction power a slide back
Hormuz to pay a toll in cryptocurrency. Reports have emerged of Iran already receiving a number of payments in crypto for ships transiting through the strait. “It is common for jurisdictions subject to heavy sanctions
Iran war began in February. The president said the US had been asked by countries "from all over the World" to help free up their ships which were "locked up in the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime. Although the Pentagon gave no official reason for the dismissal, reports indicate the decision was linked to internal
restrictions](/news/2026/4/18/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail) on the Strait of Hormuz, less than 24 hours after reopening it. The reversal, it said, was due to the continuing naval blockade of Iranian ports by the US. Ghalibaf, one of Iran
Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3402x3402+506+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F14%2F53bbddb9443287f7fc2b55955212%2Fap26122371681861.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/nx-s1-5808924/iran-response-trump-proposal) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran submits
restrictions, while Washington wants China to resume shipments of rare earths and critical minerals after export controls disrupted parts of the American automotive and aerospace sectors. ### Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz The [Iran
restricted passage through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks), the narrow waterway through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies passed before the war. Iran has allowed passage by vessels
Hormuz** as a “humanitarian gesture” to aid neutral countries in the **US-Israeli war against Iran**. The US president provided few details about the plan, which he said would aid ships and their crews that
shipping has been significantly disrupted through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the US spar over control of the strategic waterway. The US and Israel also directed some of their [thousands of strikes](/news/2026/4/7/iran-warns-region-and-beyond-as-tension-builds-ahead-of-us-ultimatum