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resume in strait of Hormuz until 80 mines cleared The centre of the strait of Hormuz is blocked with about 80 mines that will need clearing for normal shipping
shipping being allowed to resume through the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
resume,” Pinfold added.  doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the critical shipping waterway that have choked global energy markets. The standoff over the narrow waterway – through
Strait of Hormuz, along with large volumes of liquefied natural gas and petroleum gas. But the narrow Gulf shipping route has become inaccessible as the conflict around Iran intensifies. India had recently resumed
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 to resume
Hormuz and Washington has maintained a [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/29/irans-currency-falls-to-new-low-as-us-blockade-sanctions-impact-trade) of Iranian ports and ships in the strait. President Trump has repeatedly warned that strikes could resume
resume combat operations against Iran if ordered, Washington’s top military officer said, as the Pentagon threatened a “devastating” response to Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Hormuz Strait
resume immediately or today through the strait of Hormuz, it will take a few months for the oil market to rebalance,” he wrote in an emailed statement to Bloomberg. “But if trade and shipping
Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the shipping waterway. The standoff over the strait – through which about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied
resuming attacks on Iran, Trump also told reporters "I think it's going to happen," referring to a deal. Also on Friday, hours after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial
strait of Hormuz, while other officials have said the waterway would remain under Iranian “management”, implying Tehran would impose tolls on shipping, which Washington has said it cannot accept. Axios reported that Trump was expected
strait of Hormuz to ships using other Gulf ports. The blockade has created further uncertainty for shippers, oil companies and war risk insurers. On Wednesday morning, US central command (Centcom) said US forces had “achieved