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Ships anchored off Bandar Abbas in Iran, April 22, 2026 [Getty Images] ## A strait that’s neither open nor closed The status of the Strait of Hormuz
status of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear programme and conflicts involving Tehran-backed groups in Lebanon. So, what has Trump said, what is the pushback from Iran, and what are the key sticking
Strait of Hormuz will not fully return to its pre-war status; instead, the number of ships allowed to pass would be restored to pre-war levels within 30 days,” Tasnim reported. The US naval
Iran to their destinations and back, the status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it said. By 10:30 GMT on Saturday, no fewer than eight
Iran has seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz a day after **Donald Trump** announced he was indefinitely calling off US attacks, while there is no sign of peace talks restarting. The status
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 out of the Gulf through the largely closed waterway. Tehran
status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it said. Then, on Wednesday this week, Iran reiterated the closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the recent exchange
status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous condition,” it added. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with
strait of Hormuz remains cloudy.** US officials have offered conflicting forecasts for the future of the straight, with Trump saying that by the end of the week it “will be completely open,” while other officials
Iran's powerful parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, accused Washington of undermining shipping security in the Strait of Hormuz. Qalibaf warned that a "new equation" in the strait is taking shape
Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iranian shipping. Iran's immediate obligations are significant, but relatively limited. Tehran has agreed to help ensure safe commercial passage through Hormuz, something
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 politics reviews the status of negotiations
Strait of Hormuz remains shut,” June Goh, a senior oil market analyst at Sparta in Singapore, told Al Jazeera. “However, markets are expecting a gush of 100 million barrels of crude oil from the stranded
status of cargo ships in the strait of Hormuz, in Hamburg, Germany, 15 April. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Since the conflict began in February, oil prices have fluctuated, peaking at [almost $120](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/12/iran-war-oil-energy-prices-inflation-washington-world-bank-imf)
Strait of Hormuz] and Iran in one way or another is going to keep control over the waterway,” said Atas. ## Dangerous escalation Iran has been blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf, other than
Strait of Hormuz in response to the US blockade [after declaring the waterway completely open](/news/2026/4/17/iran-foreign-minister-says-strait-of-hormuz-completely-open) last week when the regional ceasefire was extended to Lebanon. Trump has not set a deadline for the extended
ships had fired at a tanker as it attempted to pass through the strait on Saturday. Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command said on Saturday that Tehran had restored the strait
Iran is making claims to the strait, which it successfully closed shortly after the US-Israeli strikes on February 28. Most of the international community has stressed the need for maintaining free trade through Hormuz
ship on vessels transiting through the strait, according to reports. Iran would then use the money it raises for reconstruction. If peace talks fail, Tehran may again seek to close the strait. --- ## Will
ships remain stranded there.  US secretary of state Marco Rubio briefs reporters on Iran war at White House