{"id":208129,"date":"2026-04-18T21:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T21:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:08:28","slug":"iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran closes strait of Hormuz again \u2018until US lifts blockade\u2019 – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait during brief window when shipping lane had reopened
<\/span> Middle East crisis \u2013 live updates<\/a>
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.
Iran\u2019s Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command said on Saturday that Tehran had restored the strait to its \u201cprevious status\u201d and was now \u201cunder strict management and control by the armed forces\u201d.
Iran said the restrictions would remain if Washington did not \u201censure full freedom of navigation for vessels travelling from Iran to destinations and from destinations to Iran\u201d.
This was reiterated by the country\u2019s deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, and the IRGC\u2019s navy command.
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of an annual Turkish diplomatic forum in Antalya, Khatibzadeh said the US \u201ccannot impose their will to do a siege over Iran, while Iran, with good intention, is trying to facilitate safe passage through the strait of Hormuz\u201d.
In a post on X, the IRGC\u2019s navy command wrote: \u201cAs long as the movement of vessels from Iran and to Iran is under threat, the status of the strait of Hormuz will remain as it was previously. Any breach of commitments by the United States will receive an appropriate response.\u201d
Iran officially closed the strait on 4 March in response to US-Israeli airstrikes on the country, and declared it back open<\/a> on Friday after a 10-day ceasefire deal<\/a> was agreed between Israel and Lebanon, as part of wider negotiations to achieve peace in the region.
The UK\u2019s Maritime Trade Operations Centre said it had received a report<\/a> from a tanker that had been approached and then fired on by \u201ctwo IRGC gunboats\u201d 20 nautical miles north-east of Oman. The captain said there had been no radio warning beforehand. The agency added that the tanker and crew were reported safe, and authorities were investigating the incident.
The announcement of Iran\u2019s U-turn came the day after Donald Trump<\/a> said the US blockade would \u201cremain in full force\u201d until a permanent peace deal with Tehran was reached. The US president also said that the temporary ceasefire with Iran, brokered by Pakistan and due to expire on Wednesday, may not be extended.
US and Iranian delegations are expected to hold a second round of peace talks, although the timing is yet to be confirmed. Agence France-Presse reported that the Egyptian foreign minister said on Saturday there were hopes for a deal \u201cin the coming days\u201d.
\u201cWe hope to do so [reach an agreement] in the coming days,\u201d Badr Abdelatty said, adding: \u201cNot only us in the region, but the whole world is suffering from the continuation of this war\u201d.
Before Iran\u2019s reversal, at least eight oil and gas tankers had passed through the strait in the brief window when it was open early on Saturday, according to maritime tracking data.
About 20% of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the narrow strait, which has become a focal point of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Its closure has driven up energy prices around the world.<\/p>\n

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