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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
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,” the statement said. On Sunday, Trump said he was launching the campaign – dubbed “Project Freedom” – at the request of countries whose vessels are stranded in the strait, whom he referred to as “neutral
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
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
Hormuz by all parties.” “We all oppose any restrictions or system of agreements that would, in effect, amount to an attempt to privatise the strait – and, of course, any toll system,” he added. Macron
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
shipping markets can reprice in days or weeks.” Aggregate price indices produced by bodies such as the UN also do not necessarily capture the hardship felt by many individual households in poorer countries, said Shouro
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
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
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
shipping through the Strait of Hormuz restored, Poling argued the diplomatic and strategic pressure created by the disruption is falling far more heavily on Washington. “It is not China being humiliated in the strait
Hormuz would require an international mandate and an agreement among the parties to the conflict. Under these conditions, it might be possible for Germany to contribute to the protection of free shipping in this strait
restrictions is “vital” for the world. Also, a World Food Programme representative today said that 45 million people will face food insecurity and malnutrition if the strait of Hormuz continues to be blocked. - **Pakistan
Strait of Hormuz has gained 112 co-sponsors, according to diplomatic sources, underscoring the breadth of global concern over the closure of one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes. The resolution, tabled