Iran threatens to again close Strait of Hormuz, if U.S. blockade continues

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 A vas  astatine  the Strait of Hormuz, disconnected  the seashore  of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A vas astatine the Strait of Hormuz, disconnected the seashore of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/File Photo | Photo Credit: STRINGER

Tehran threatened connected Saturday (April 18, 2026) to unopen the Strait of Hormuz erstwhile much if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, hours aft Iran announced it had reopened the strategical waterway successful the aftermath of a ceasefire successful Lebanon.

The imaginable for the resumption of transit had lifted banal markets connected Friday (April 17) and prompted optimism from Washington, with President Donald Trump telling AFP a broader U.S.-Iran bid woody was "very close" and saying Tehran had agreed to manus implicit its enriched uranium — a cardinal sticking constituent successful negotiations.

Published - April 18, 2026 11:10 americium IST

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