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shipping will not resume in strait of Hormuz until 80 mines cleared The centre of the strait of Hormuz is blocked
blocked the Strait of Hormuz and reportedly placed mines in the strait to disrupt shipping
Hormuz. The centre of the strait is [blocked with about 80 mines that will need clearing](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/19/normal-shipping-will-not-resume-in-strait-of-hormuz-until-mines-cleared) for normal shipping
ships and submarines to disable mines and then jets, attack helicopters, and raiding parties to counterattack against IRGC firing positions.  the strait after the US and Israel launched their war on February 28, with Iranian forces attacking a number of ships, laying sea mines and charging fees for safe transit through the narrow
Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump’s delusional posts,” he wrote on X. Meanwhile, the US naval forces have begun anti-mine operations in the strait, though clearing the area
Hormuz continues to be blocked. - **Pakistan** has been trying to get US and Iranian officials **back to the table** after Trump this week announced an indefinite extension of the ceasefire with Iran, honouring Islamabad
blocked [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/5/map-of-dominance-why-iran-cant-afford-to-give-up-hormuz-control), a spokesperson for the United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) told Al Jazeera on Tuesday. The Strait of Hormuz has been at the centre of the US-Israeli
Hormuz, the economically vital choke point that [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had blocked in retaliation for being attacked, would reopen, thereby removing a near-existential threat to the global economy by allowing
Strait of Hormuz - the dangerous waterway which has been largely blocked off to shipping since the start of the Iran war. The two soldiers "were safely rescued within approximately two hours and are in stable
block any ships leaving or entering the Strait of Hormuz” before any mission could proceed. Washington’s absence from the table was deliberate. Macron said the mission to provide security for shipping through the strait
blocking the Strait of Hormuz in late February, it has fired on ships attempting to make the crossing without its permission. The US imposed its own naval blockade of Iranian ports on 13 April
Hormuz, a critical global shipping route linking the Gulf to the Arabian Sea. One-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies were shipped through the strait before the war began
block any strait used for international navigation," Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez told the BBC. Donald Rothwell, professor of international law at the Australian National University, said international law would see the US, Israel and Iran
blocked from top positions inside the alliance. At a European Union summit, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was asked about the Reuters report. "We don't work on the basis of emails," he responded, speaking
block them "will, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully." He described "Project Freedom" in humanitarian terms, designed to aid stranded seafarers on hundreds of ships that have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since
blocked the waterway since the US and Israel attacked the country in late February, driving up global energy and fuel prices. On Friday, Iran's foreign minister said the route was now "completely open
mines”. Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported several loud explosions were heard in the vicinity of Bandar Abbas at around midnight local time (20:30 GMT on Monday). ## No response from Iran Al Jazeera