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Hormuz Strait Officially Open or Closed

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Officially open
Confidence: High Checked on April 21, 2026

Summary

Iran and the United States have declared the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial vessels, and recent traffic data shows dozens of ships crossing the waterway. While occasional incidents and limited traffic persist, the strait is not currently closed.

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nbcnews.com
  • Tracking ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Updated regularly.

    Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed in response to U.S. Navy blockade · 02:14 · Get more newson · ShareAdd NBC News to Google · April 14, 2026, 11:22 AM EDT / Updated April 20, 2026, 3:04 PM EDT · By Jiachuan Wu, Max Burman and Joe Murphy · Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been at a near-standstill for weeks amid the Iran war, sending prices of oil and other key goods soaring.

politico.com
  • Strait of Hormuz reopening for commercial traffic, Trump and Iran say - POLITICO

    The announcement came as the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy were meeting in Paris to discuss a potential international effort to secure the strait once hostilities sufficiently subsided. More than two dozen other word leaders participated in the discussions via videoconference. “Now that the Hormuz Strait situation is over, I received a call from NATO asking if we would need some help,” Trump wrote Friday.

  • Iran doubles down on closing Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire nears expiration - POLITICO

    Iran had announced the strait’s reopening after a 10-day truce between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon took hold on Friday. But after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the United States.

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