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US naval blockade of Iranian ports. In the worst-case scenario of a prolonged war, the IMF said global growth could fall to 2.5 percent in 2026, with low-income and developing economies
US’s refusal to lift its naval blockade.  [Iran on Saturday reimposed tight restrictions](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade) on the transit of commercial shipping
naval blockade on all Iranian ports was still in effect, with US forces “present, vigilant and ready to ensure compliance”. The blockade, which Iran’s military slammed as a violation of the ceasefire, turned nine
ships passing through the strategic strait, including after the war concludes. In a further escalation, Trump [imposed a naval blockade](/news/2026/4/13/trumps-threat-to-blockade-hormuz-why-its-wars-latest-major-escalation) on Iranian ports on Monday, creating another obstacle to the prospects of talks restarting
US and Iran will end. Trump said his own naval blockade of vessels moving in and out of Iranian ports would remain in force. Declaring that the "Hormuz Strait situation is over", he added that
Iranian forces brought shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz to a near-total halt, causing the paralysis of the one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that pass through
ship-tracking data suggests. President Donald Trump said the US blockade of Iranian ports, which began on Monday, will stay in place after Iran's foreign minister said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz
naval blockade of Iranian ports continued. Foreign minister **Abbas Araqchi** announced the global energy chokepoint was open for all commercial vessels for the remainder of the 10-day, US-brokered truce agreed on Thursday
naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Minutes later, he issued
Naval blockade US Central Command (CENTCOM) [said](/news/2026/4/14/no-ships-make-it-past-us-blockade-in-hormuz-strait-in-first-day-pentagon) on social media overnight that its previously announced blockade had been “fully implemented” and that American forces “have completely halted economic trade going into
naval blockade of Iran’s ports - APRIL 13, 2026-1776092129](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-US-naval-blockade-of-Irans-ports-APRIL-13-2026-1776092129.png?quality=80) (Al Jazeera) “For this reason, control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, and this strategic waterway
blockade in the Strait of Hormuz over the last 48 hours. CENTCOM said that nine vessels had complied with US military commands to turn around. In a separate statement, the US Navy said
naval blockade, according to ship-tracking data. But two of those vessels appear to have reversed course, location data published by MarineTraffic shows. The US-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry, which has reported it is carrying
naval blockade of Iranian ports began this week and he called on Tehran to accept a nuclear deal or face consequences for its remaining infrastructure, power generation and energy industry. “We are reloading with more
Iranian authorities, with hostile military ships, particularly from the US and Israel, barred entirely. ## War diplomacy - **Lebanon-Israel ‘agreements’:** President Joseph Aoun says Lebanon is nearing a [“new phase”](/news/2026/4/17/lebanon-president-says-country-is-no-longer-a-pawn-amid-israel-ceasefire) of lasting deals after
naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Gulf “WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE”. But media reports
shipping in the strait. Trump has said his representatives will be in Pakistan on Monday for negotiations. A White House official said Vice-President JD Vance would lead the US delegation. But Iran's state
blockade of Iranian oil ports. The removal of the largely unmapped mines would be perilous in a benign, peaceful environment, but even more fraught if the operation was being carried out under attack by Iranian
naval blockade of all Iran-linked ships trying to pass through the strait, further compounding the traffic jam around the waterway through which a fifth of global oil and gas passes during peacetime. ## Low impact
naval confrontation between the US and Iran. Iran also insisted it told mediators it was unwilling to restart talks with the US in Islamabad on Monday, as had been widely rumoured, because the demands