Shipping in Strait of Hormuz at a standstill despite US-Iran ceasefire
Washington and Tehran accuse each other of not honouring truce agreement.
Washington and Tehran accuse each other of not honouring truce agreement. Grouped from 16 articles across 10 sources.
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Washington and Tehran accuse each other of not honouring truce agreement.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a virtual standstill Thursday, with only a handful of ships passing through the vital waterway since the announcement of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire
The fragility of the truce was the main reason ships were holding back on travel through the waterway.
Few ships passed through the waterway Wednesday and Thursday despite a ceasefire agreement that was supposed to open the waterway key to transiting oil across the globe.
Tehran says the strait is open, but passage also depends on coordination with its military.
Experts say Gulf countries are wary of the US agreeing to a deal that gives Iran leverage over the vital energy route.
Two‑week US‑Iran ceasefire pauses war; “who won?” unresolved as Hormuz, Lebanon strikes, Iran capabilities persist.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister says the Strait of Hormuz is open but ships must coordinate with Iranian forces.
In an annual foreign policy speech, Cooper is expected to say that shipping must be toll-free through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
War has put Europe in an uneasy position trying to maintain its support for the U.S. as a key NATO ally
Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.
In a social media post, Trump said the surge of US warships and troops will remain around Iran “until such time as the real agreement reached is fully complied with.”
Tehran's plans to tax ships passing through the strait and raise money to rebuild is already seeing pushback.
April 9 - British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper will say on Thursday that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries around a fifth of the world's oil and gas, must be toll-free, countering a push by Iran to control the vital waterway.
The U.N.'s shipping agency warned on Thursday that any toll imposed on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz would set a "dangerous precedent."
Fewer tankers pass through crucial waterway than during fiercest days of fighting despite US-Iran ceasefire deal
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Grouped from 11 articles across 5 sources.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes. Grouped from 21 articles across 9 sources.
Iranian officials have raised the idea of charging a toll for using the Strait. Grouped from 2 articles across 1 sources.
Already, Tehran has accused Israel of violating the terms of the ceasefire, as the IDF continues to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon. Grouped from 30 articles across 8 sources.
He described Iran’s leaders as “much more reasonable” than their public comments would suggest. Grouped from 11 articles across 7 sources.
Tehran says transits must be under its supervision.