Middle East crisis live: Iran warns US blockade of strait of Hormuz would violate ceasefire


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Lloyd’s List Intelligence have said that “all traffic” through the strait of Hormuz stopped after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the US would blockade the waterway. It said two vessels that were leaving the strait turned around after the post.

A trickle of traffic had returned to the strait in the days since the US and Iran agreed to pause the conflict. Three supertankers fully laden with oil passed through the strait on Saturday, shipping data showed. In normal times up to 140 vessels transit through the waterway.

If they don’t come back, I’m fine.”

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Author : Adam Fulton

Publish date : 2026-04-13 03:07:00

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