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restricting the supply of oil and gas around the world. There is currently a ceasefire, but a stand off between Iran and the US means the strait remains closed to most traffic. - [Why the Strait
ships deemed “friendly” to Iran to pass. On April 19, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the “security of the Strait of Hormuz is not free”. “One cannot restrict
Strait of Hormuz and reach a long-term peace agreement. ## What is the purpose of ‘Project Freedom’? Trump said the operation would ensure safe passage for stranded vessels. “We will guide their Ships safely
Hormuz strait shipping. Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters PA Media also reports that the initiative was announced at talks in Paris involving nearly 50 countries, which Turner said signalled global resolve to prevent tolls or restrictions being
Strait of Hormuz from Monday. "For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted
Strait of Hormuz" and were "merely neutral and innocent bystanders!". And so, in response, the US would "guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways". "The Ship movement is merely meant to free
shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran will not enter negotiations while the US maintains restrictions on Iranian ports. Washington and Tehran agreed to a temporary ceasefire on April
Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are shipped in peacetime. Iran’s threats
Iran, on April 18, 2026 [Asghar Besharati/AP] ## ‘A drop in yields’ Still, the longer the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the higher prices of urea, ammonia, sulfur and phosphates are likely to rise, spelling higher
Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with
restriction will be in place until the U.S. completely lifts its blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement came the morning after President Donald Trump had said the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain
Hormuz** and reimposed restrictions on the vital shipping lane after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iranian ports. A UK maritime agency reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ships
Hormuz open was a humbling reminder of what can happen when a navy is unprepared. Iran enforced restrictions on the passage of most vessels through the strait early in the war, and on April
ships through the Strait of Hormuz was always going to produce a reaction from Iran. This week's urgent question is whether it ends there or whether more action and reaction power a slide back
Hormuz to pay a toll in cryptocurrency. Reports have emerged of Iran already receiving a number of payments in crypto for ships transiting through the strait. “It is common for jurisdictions subject to heavy sanctions
Iran war began in February. The president said the US had been asked by countries "from all over the World" to help free up their ships which were "locked up in the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime. Although the Pentagon gave no official reason for the dismissal, reports indicate the decision was linked to internal
restrictions](/news/2026/4/18/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail) on the Strait of Hormuz, less than 24 hours after reopening it. The reversal, it said, was due to the continuing naval blockade of Iranian ports by the US. Ghalibaf, one of Iran
Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips of U.S. President Donald Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3402x3402+506+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F14%2F53bbddb9443287f7fc2b55955212%2Fap26122371681861.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/nx-s1-5808924/iran-response-trump-proposal) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran submits
Hormuz** as a “humanitarian gesture” to aid neutral countries in the **US-Israeli war against Iran**. The US president provided few details about the plan, which he said would aid ships and their crews that