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Iran has been [“largely negotiated”](/news/2026/5/23/trump-says-iran-agreement-largely-negotiated-still-awaiting-finalisation) and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil chokepoint closed
Strait of Hormuz, or return to war,” he wrote. Iran dedicated close to $8bn for military
Iran “to stop blowing up ships, remove the mines and allow humanitarian relief” in the Strait of Hormuz, he told reporters on Tuesday. UN Security Council members began closed
Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has already admitted receiving tolls from ships attempting to make their way through the key waterway. Iran has [effectively closed
Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its control of the Strait of Hormuz. A Pakistani source and another source briefed on the mediation told Reuters that an agreement was close
Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran having allowed some Indian ships to pass through it at certain times since the US-Israel war on Iran began. Iran closed
Iran](/economy/2026/5/2/prices-surge-jobs-disappear-as-war-strains-irans-economy). “We have always emphasised that we will close down the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno), a critical waterway off Iran's coast that Tehran effectively closed
Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy conduit which Iran has [largely kept closed](/news/2026/4/24/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-uss-hormuz-blockade) since
Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow
Iran retaliated to US and Israeli strikes by closing the strait of Hormuz shipping route
Strait of Hormuz, and possibly providing some financial relief, with more complex issues such as Iran’s nuclear programme to be negotiated in a second phase. Iran has been letting some ships through, giving preference
Hormuz. Traffic through the strait has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel launched their attack on Iran
Hormuz – which had been open without interruption before the war – has emerged as a major point of contention in this war. Iran closed down the strait
Iran responded by attacking Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf, and effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz
Iran over Hormuz threat:** Leaders of Gulf Arab countries rejected Tehran’s “illegal actions” to close the Strait
strait of Hormuz**. - **Iran responded by launching strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan**. - **Kuwait closed
Strait of Hormuz shipping route effectively closed and peace talks between the US and Iran
Strait of Hormuz, a conduit through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped during peacetime, but which Iran has all but closed
closing the strait, but Trump rejected the general’s assessment and assumed Iran would surrender before reaching that point. On the ground, however, the Strait of Hormuz