Iran's navy shut down the Strait of Hormuz just one day after declaring it open. Tehran is vowing the shutdown will continue until the U.S. blockade is lifted – another hurdle for continuing peace talks. Correspondent… Grouped from 35 articles across 11 sources.
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Iran's navy shut down the Strait of Hormuz just one day after declaring it open. Tehran is vowing the shutdown will continue until the U.S. blockade is lifted – another hurdle for continuing peace talks. Correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Tel Aviv, where a temporary truce between Israel and Lebanon has brought some calm for the first time in nearly six weeks.
Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire agreement by maintaining a blockade on its ports. Meanwhile, a French peacekeeper was killed in southern Lebanon. Follow DW for more.
The to-ing and fro-ing over the strait cast doubt that a peace deal to end the war was very close.
IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait during brief window when shipping lane had reopened Analysis: Trump and Tehran’s series of mismanaged posts stall progress towards peace Iranian officials say they have reversed the reopening of the strait of 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 had fired at a tanker as it attempted to pass through the strait on Saturday. Reuters reported an Indian-flagged vessel carrying crude oil had also been attacked while in the waterway. Continue reading...
Two Indian ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz have come under fire.
Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.
After announcing that the Strait of Hormuz is open, Iran said it would close the vital waterway again unless the United States lifted its blockade. DW has more.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran had violated the ceasefire agreement with the U.S. by attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and he repeated threats to attack Iranian energy infrastructure unless it accepts a deal to end the war.“Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement!” he posted on Truth Social.
Tehran is 'fully prepared' for the US to resume hostilities at any moment, says Iran's parliament speaker Ghalibaf.
Iran said on Saturday that it closed the Strait of Hormuz again amid the ongoing U.S. blockade of its ports in the waterway. President Trump said Friday that the waterway was "completely open."
Iran has accused the US of violating the ceasefire agreement by maintaining a blockade on its ports. Meanwhile, a French peacekeeper was killed in southern Lebanon. Follow DW for more.
Michael Shoebridge says US may be forced to end blockade of Iran to see the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass
The two Indian-flagged vessels reported being fired upon by gunboats from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, just a day after the strait was declared open by Iran's foreign minister. Follow live.
Video shows the moment Iran’s military ordered an Indian ship to abort its passage of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran says strait could close again if US blockade continues, but Trump says it will remain in place until ‘transaction’ with Tehran is complete Middle East crisis live: latest news updates Iran’s foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, reinforcing hopes for an eventual end to the war in the Middle East and sending oil prices tumbling despite analysts’ warnings that there will be no immediate widespread resumption of passage through the vital waterway. In a barrage of social media posts, Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Iran had agreed never to close the strategic waterway again, hailing “A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!” Continue reading...
IRGC says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US stops blockading Iranian ports.
President Trump says US naval blockade will 'remain in full force' until 'our transaction with Iran is 100%' done.
New Delhi summoned Iran's envoy after two India-flagged vessels were attacked while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. DW has the latest.
Iranian officials say they have closed the strait because of the U.S.'s ongoing blockade of its ports.
Tehran signals renewed risk to key oil route as tensions persist despite ceasefire progress.
Iran’s top negotiator says both sides remain far apart after Tehran again closed strait of Hormuz after US said it would not end its blockade Full report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’ UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper and the wounding of three others in an attack in southern Lebanon , spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement to the Associated Press. The UN peacekeeping force came under attack with small-arms fire on Saturday morning, with two of the injured hurt seriously, France’s president and the force known as UNIFIL said. Continue reading...
Iranian military officials said Saturday that conditions in the Strait of Hormuz have reverted to “strict control,” citing the continued U.S. blockade of its ports, just one day after declaring the waterway “completely open.”“Control over the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, and this strategic waterway is now under strict management and control of the armed forces,” a spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said.“Until America al
Donald Trump warns Tehran not to ‘blackmail’ Washington
Politicians and industry welcome reopening of the vital waterway after throttling of traffic caused oil prices to spike.
ATHENS, April 18 - Merchant vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday received radio messages from Iran's navy telling them they were not allowed to pass, while two ships reported being hit by gunfire, shipping sources said.
Some tankers reverse course after attempting to transit waterway amid confusion over its status
The announcement was made the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program.
Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports 'will remain in full force' until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program. The narrow, bending waterway has been the subject of global attention since the war in the Middle East between the U.S. and Israel, and Iran, began.
The Strait of Hormuz has remained almost completely closed as the U.S. and Iran have disputed the terms of their ceasefire agreement.
Donald Heflin, a senior fellow at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.
Iran reimposed restrictions on crossing the strait on April 18.
20 ships attempted to exit on April 17 but soon halted, with some turning back.
STOCKHOLM, April 17 - Leaders of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark on Friday welcomed Iran's announcement on opening the Strait of Hormuz, and said they supported diplomatic efforts to find lasting solutions to the conflict.
DUBAI, April 17 - All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that unfreezing Iranian funds was part of the deal.
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