{"id":49268,"date":"2026-04-18T15:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/irans-military-says-it-has-placed-the-strait-of-hormuz-under-strict-control-again\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:41:21","slug":"irans-military-says-it-has-placed-the-strait-of-hormuz-under-strict-control-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/irans-military-says-it-has-placed-the-strait-of-hormuz-under-strict-control-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s military says it has placed the Strait of Hormuz under strict control again"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69e3590f367066d7c296e4db?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz\"\/><figcaption>A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n<p>Stringer\/Reuters<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Iran&#039;s military says it has resumed control of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/li>\n<li>It says the action is in response to the US blockade of Iran&#039;s ports.<\/li>\n<li>Opening the strait was a central demand for a two-week ceasefire that took effect on April 8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran&#039;s military on Saturday accused the United States of acts of &quot;piracy&quot; and &quot;sea robbery&quot; in its blockade of its ports \u2014 and that in response it is resuming control of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Control over the Strait of Hormuz has been returned to its previous state, and this strategic waterway is under strict management and control by the Armed Forces,&quot; a spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Iran&#039;s Tasnim News Agency, the spokesman insisted that until the US ended restrictions on the free movement of vessels to and from Iran, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz &quot;will remain tightly controlled and unchanged from its previous status.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Iran announced on Friday morning that the strait was open for maritime traffic, and mid-afternoon data showed that commercial vessels were passing through the strategic waterway, though only a small number.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump greeted the news in a Truth Social post, writing that &quot;Iran has just announced that the Strait of Iran is fully open and ready for passage.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The market reaction to the announcement saw stocks climb higher and oil fall.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, a large group of vessels sailed toward the strait but inexplicably turned away, ship-tracking data shows, raising questions about the status of this critical chokepoint.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, US Central Command shared an image on its X account of USS Canberra patrolling the Arabian Sea during the blockade.<\/p>\n<p>It said: &quot;Since commencement of the blockade, 23 ships have complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around. American forces are enforcing a maritime blockade against ships entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Opening the strait has been a central demand since the start of a fragile ceasefire earlier this month and amid the ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>The strategic Strait of Hormuz is a narrow chokepoint linking the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Omanand a major artery for global shipments of oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz Stringer\/Reuters Iran&#039;s military says it has resumed control of the Strait of Hormuz. It says the action is in response to the US blockade of Iran&#039;s ports. Opening the strait was a central demand for a two-week ceasefire that took effect on April 8. 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