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ship USNS Carl Brashear, which are on the left side of the frame.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3343x3343+836+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F18%2F4a%2F8a27e0474fb6ac54d39689514af0%2Fgettyimages-2262090976.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5783870/strait-of-hormuz-naval-blockade) ### [National Security](https://www.npr.org/sections/national-security/) ### [3 things to know about naval blockades as U.S. begins patrols in the Strait
Strait of Hormuz, in terms of its compliance with freedom of navigation for all merchant vessels and secure passage,” said Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the United Nations shipping
strait of Hormuz itself. US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said that the US had successfully secured a path through the waterway and that hundreds of commercial ships
security firm Vanguard Tech said the ship was sailing under a Liberian flag and had been informed it had permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz
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
Strait of Hormuz again, as ceasefire nears its end](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5789780/iran-middle-east-updates) More than 20,000 seafarers have been stuck on hundreds of ships in the Gulf since the war began in late February
ships, including those previously deemed friendly, to pass until the US lifts its own naval blockade. Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on April 19 that the “security of the Strait of Hormuz
security at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, said the attack on Fujairah was a reminder that Iran does not need to directly attack US merchant ships in the Hormuz Strait
ships stationed in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman for their cooperation in transiting through the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with Iranian regulations and for the desirable participation of vessels
strait of Hormuz and end fighting for 30 days** while they work on a longer term truce, the New York Times reported.  and delaying negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme until after the war ends. The White House confirmed Trump met his national security advisers on Monday to discuss the plan, while
security area." [![A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz". Araghchi stressed the waterway was only open to ships authorised by the IRGC navy and through designated routes that required the payment of tolls. Azizi dismissed any impressions of rifts within
Strait of Hormuz by the war on Monday, in a sign that the conflict could further escalate, despite the near-month-long fragile ceasefire. Tehran has been effectively blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf
ships attacked earlier in the Strait of Hormuz, appears to have dropped anchor near a port in the United Arab Emirates, according to MarineTraffic tracking data analysed by BBC Verify. UAE-owned Euphoria was attacked
Hormuz to get their oil to market have been severely curtailed by Iran’s defacto blockade of the strait since early March. The US military appears to be seeking to establish secure passage
strait of Hormuz. No ship can enter or leave without the approval of the United States navy. It is ‘Sealed up Tight,’ until such time as Iran is able to make a DEAL!!!” Trump said
Hormuz on Saturday. He said these included a French ship and a freighter from the UK. French shipping company CMA CGM confirmed that one of its vessels was fired at, telling news agency AFP that
Strait of Hormuz raised fears the ceasefire between the US and Iran was in jeopardy. The US has said it aims to guide stranded ships out of the Gulf through the largely closed waterway. Tehran