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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 in the strait of Hormuz
Iran has again closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will restrict ships from passing
Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’ Iranian officials say they have reversed the reopening of the strait of Hormuz and reimposed restrictions on the vital shipping
Iran could target US ships, if Washington continues to enforce its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The warning comes as the US tightens restrictions
ships coming or going from elsewhere will be allowed to pass through [the Strait of Hormuz](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno), a critical waterway off Iran's coast that Tehran effectively closed in response to US-Israeli
restricted to lanes which Iran deemed safe, adding that military vessels were still prohibited, the official said. “We are currently verifying the recent announcement related to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, in terms
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
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
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
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that the strait was “declared completely open” and would remain open for the remaining period of the 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, which took effect overnight Thursday
strait of Hormuz, have greater prominence than in 2015. In one respect, any Islamabad deal will be better than the JCPOA since it will contain no sunset clauses, one of Trump’s major criticisms
Iran, a price increase even sharper than the spikes seen in gasoline and diesel. In response, airlines around the world are [cutting routes](https://www.aviacionline.com/english/commercial-aviation/europe/norse-atlantic-reports-record-trask-but-cuts-california-flights_a69df8301f677f0d145b49100), raising [fares](https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/airline-flight-cost-jet-fuel-impact-6ade2e32), adding [fuel surcharges
Hormuz, according to Steve Dunn, author of *Blockade: Cruiser Warfare and the Starvation of Germany in World War One*. "Detection of vessels is much easier, with satellite, [planes and drones] and radar," using helicopters
restrictions on uranium enrichment, and have accused Iran of working towards building a nuclear weapon, while providing no evidence for their claims. In March 2025, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of National Intelligence, [testified
Hormuz – a step announced somewhat clumsily by the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, in a tweet on Friday morning. In return it was expected that Trump would lift the US blockade of Iranian ports
shipping was damaging the living standards of families and businesses in the UK and the US. “We need to reopen that strait of Hormuz, to get down energy prices and to strengthen and stabilise
restrictions on Australia”. > double quotation markWhat Australia has done is to not only speak about today about existing supplies coming, we spoke about additional supplies as well. On reports today that Australia
shipping lane. On Wednesday more details emerged about what transpired behind closed doors over 21 hours, when a US delegation headed by Vice-President JD Vance met face-to-face in Islamabad with a large
shipping route effectively closed and peace talks between the US and Iran failed. The IMF said: "Once again, the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course - this time by the outbreak