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naval blockades as U.S. begins patrols in the Strait of Hormuz 
naval blockades as U.S. begins patrols in the Strait of Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5783870/strait-of-hormuz-naval-blockade) Pakistani
U.S. naval blockade on ships accessing Iran will continue, despite an announcement Friday by the Iranian foreign minister that the Strait of Hormuz
naval blockade on Iranian ports is firmly in place.** The U.S. is blocking ships from exiting or entering Iranian ports — strangling Iran's economy. Meanwhile, Iran has control of the Strait of Hormuz
strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. Earlier on Tuesday, the US military’s Central Command said no ships have made it past a US naval
naval blockade. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5766431/us-iran-trump-lng-supply-strait-of-hormuz-qatar) ### [Climate](https://www.npr.org/sections/climate) ### [The Iran
naval blockade](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/deadline-passes-for-us-blockade-on-ships-using-iranian-ports-to-begin) on ships using Iranian ports in the Gulf in an effort to increase pressure on the country’s economy, and as a counter to Iran’s near-total closure
Hormuz and Iran's closing of the crucial waterway. Oil prices have surged by about 40% since the war began, according to NPR's Aya Batrawy. Ellen Wald, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council
Hormuz soon after the war started, except for ships belonging to countries that negotiated separate deals. On Monday the US began a naval blockade of all Iran-linked ships trying to pass through the strait