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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports Iran says it has closed
Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’ Iranian officials say they have
Iran shuts Hormuz strait: But wasn’t it already closed? Iran has [announced](/news/liveblog/2026/6/11/iran-war-live-us-launches-attacks-on-multiple-iranian-targets) that
Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked Iran says it is closing
Iran pledges to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel war on Iran
Iran had agreed to open — and “never close” — the Strait of Hormuz. He also [alleged
Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has closed, would be reopened for maritime traffic, “and you’ll have
Iran after Trump threat, Tehran closes Hormuz Strait to all ships The United States has launched
Iran had effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz following the start of the US-Israeli
Iran in the Strait of Hormuz began when Tehran, whose territorial waters extend into the strait, closed
Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues **Britain will make
close the strait of Hormuz again.” A day later, [Iran closed the strait](https://www.theguardian.com
Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. **Asghar Besharati/AP** Asghar Besharati/AP After briefly reopening the vital economic waterway, Iran has again closed
Iran, April 22, 2026 [Getty Images] ## A strait that’s neither open nor closed The status of the Strait of Hormuz
closed.’](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b776b803df3c195c6b3201a4b689dcc3e7513a0e/0_0_4692_3128/master/4692.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) In the strait of Hormuz, Iran has realised how geography and globalisation
Hormuz remains closed’ at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, 28 April 2026 [Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA] However, a central feature of Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait
Iran also closed the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices soaring. Iran agreed to re-open
closed only to enemy countries, namely the US and Iran. On March 26, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Iran’s state TV: “The Strait of Hormuz
Iran closed the strait of Hormuz, [the spike in the oil price and the interruption
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz. Twenty percent of the world’s oil and liquefied