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ships have been attacked, according to Kpler. Two Indian vessels were hit in the Strait of Hormuz on April 18 after Iran said the strait was closed to all traffic
shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic through the strait has been effectively closed since
Strait of Hormuz has remained closed to naval traffic, bleeding the global economy far beyond the Gulf. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) maintains an iron grip over the narrow, strategic waterway, while
Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped during peacetime, has been effectively closed and shipping traffic
closed the Strait of Hormuz to world shipping. “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Trump wrote in his Truth Social post on Sunday. Oil prices tumbled. But three days after
ships The United States has launched fresh strikes on “multiple targets” in Iran on President Donald Trump’s orders, in an escalation that prompted Tehran to declare the Strait of Hormuz closed to “all types
closed one of the world's key water transport routes for oil, liquid natural gas and other essential commodities, limiting global supplies. But experts warn a return to normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
close to the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week by [capturing two foreign commercial vessels](/news/2026/4/22/iranian-gunboat-fires-on-container-ship-off-oman-coast) on Wednesday and moving them to its coast. Iran called the US attack on its ship
closed. "We're going to see energy prices high - and maybe even rising - until we get meaningful ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
ships appear to be waiting in the Gulf. Tehran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies are usually transported, following US and Israeli
ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5385c656cc5dfc7fe6f79ed146d1f80887b23b1c/20_0_1320_1056/master/1320.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Iran has effectively closed the strait of Hormuz
Hormuz, from our perspective, is not completely closed. It is closed only to enemies. There is no reason to allow the ships of our enemies and their allies to pass.” Ships from other countries, Iran
traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the deal allows for toll-free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely closed
traffic patterns. “Given the Iranian indications that mines have been laid in parts of the Strait of Hormuz, a mine clearance effort will most likely be needed to fully reopen the Strait,” Larsen said
closed to most traffic. - [Why the Strait of Hormuz matters so much in the Iran war](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) Although the UK gets very little of its gas from the region, the squeeze on supply
traffic, and not just oil tankers. It is possible the country would demand payment in cryptocurrency as a way of avoiding US sanctions. The strait of Hormuz alone accounts for 11% of global maritime trade
traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports, after talks mediated by Pakistan collapsed. The US argued that Iran had benefitted from [continuing to export oil](/news/2026/4/24/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-uss-hormuz-blockade), while the Strait of Hormuz was closed to nearly
close the important oil corridor again and that it could not blackmail the US with such a move. ## What is happening in the strait right now? Lloyd’s List, a maritime firm, said traffic
closed, that’s dangerous,” said Phil Belcher, marine director at Intertanko, the association of independent tanker owners. “The latest figure we had was that there’s 80 mines in the strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed at the beginning of the war,” Michelle Wiese Bockmann, an analyst at maritime intelligence firm Windward, said in a post on X. “Last night there were few ships taking