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ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday morning**, hours after President Trump announced that he is extending the ceasefire with Iran. The attacks
Strait of Hormuz, according to Germany’s DPA news agency. The draft reportedly calls on Iran to halt attacks on shipping
attack on Iran in February, but it would achieve none of Washington’s professed war aims, which included a permanent end to Iran’s nuclear programme. The UN’s International Maritime Organisation firmly rejected
attacks and the fighting in Lebanon. ## What are the main sticking points? ### Strait of Hormuz A major dispute between Tehran and Washington is over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route linking
Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) said it was coordinating with Muscat over the future management of the strait of Hormuz, including Tehran’s plans – opposed by the US – for fees to be paid by commercial shipping
Iran closed the waterway on March 4 and began attacks on vessels attempting to sail through, traffic came to a standstill, stranding about 2,000 ships on either side of the strait. In terms
Strait of Hormuz. “As of today, CENTCOM forces have redirected 70 commercial vessels and disabled 4 to ensure compliance,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X. ## Attacks on vessels A ship anchored off the United
attacks on Iran began. Then, the US announcement of a naval blockade on Iranian ports added to the standoff around the strait. After Trump announced Project Freedom, Iran said ships trying to use the strait
Iran to end the war. Trump said [the US would pause its operation](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clypekl71gdo) to guide ships through the key Strait of Hormuz trade route - a move that triggered an escalation in attacks
Iran restricting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of traded oil transited before the war, and the United States imposing a blockade of Iranian ports. Several attacks have
Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. “The attacks from Iran have closed the strait. We are reopening it. So I would urge the Chinese to join us in supporting this international operation,” Bessent said
attacks on Iran. The truce, mediated by Pakistan, has since been strained by disputes over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
attacked any of the US vessels in Hormuz. - **Have any vessels made it out of the strait?** US Central Command (Centcom) said two US-flagged merchant vessels had “successfully transited” the strait, but Iran
attacks and have mounted a ground invasion in the south of the country. Washington has urged Tehran to dismantle its nuclear programme and lift a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, which, before
Iran's southern coast, and Qeshm, an island in the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station
Strait of Hormuz over which Iran exerts maritime control, therefore subjecting any ship travelling to or from the port to be in Iran’s jurisdiction. The port was struck earlier this month, but Iran denied
attacked as U.S. says it helped 2 ships through the Strait of Hormuz ![A patrol boat moves through the water as cargo ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran
Iran’s near-total closure of the strait of Hormuz to ships using other Gulf ports soon after the US-Israeli attack
attacks in the Strait of Hormuz raised fears the ceasefire between the US and Iran was in jeopardy. The US has said it aims to guide stranded ships
Hormuz to safety – in an initiative dubbed “Project Freedom” – signalling a potential challenge to Iran’s blockade of the strategic waterway. “The Ship movement is merely meant to free up people, companies, and Countries that