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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
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
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 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 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
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
Strait of Hormuz largely closed to maritime traffic. A ceasefire has supposedly been in place between the US and Iran since April 8, but subsequent talks to try to agree on a permanent
shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz — a critical pathway for much of the world's oil supply. [![A customer shops for produce in an H-E-B grocery store on May 11 in Austin
ship coming from Abu Dhabi. Kuwait said its air defences had dealt with hostile drones that entered its airspace. Here is what we know about what’s been happening in the past 24 hours
traffic, ship operators were told to coordinate with Omani authorities by radio. Ships were advised to avoid navigating in or close to the usual shipping lanes which “should be considered extremely hazardous due the presence
closed the strait by forbidding transits, attacking ships and reportedly laying sea mines. Shipping traffic has since dropped by 95 percent. A week ago, the US implemented a blockade of its own. Its Navy