{"id":70972,"date":"2026-04-18T00:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/70972\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T00:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:04:17","slug":"strait-of-hormuz-reopens-despite-us-naval-blockade-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/70972\/","title":{"rendered":"Strait of Hormuz reopens, despite US naval blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade waterway where a fifth of the world’s oil passes through, has reopened, according to statements from President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister Friday.On social media, Trump said the Strait was “completely” open and ready for “full passage,” but added that the U.S. naval blockade would remain in full force, targeting Iran only. While speaking with reporters this evening, the president confirmed that the blockade would end once an agreement between the U.S. and Iran is signed.In a separate post, the president also said the U.S. would recover Iran’s nuclear “dust” left behind from B-2 bombings in Iran and said the U.S. was working with the country to remove sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.Shortly after the announcement, oil prices dropped and stocks began to rise, both continuing the trend throughout the day Friday. But disputes over the true status of the Strait emerged when two news agencies in Iran appeared to challenge the announcement Friday.Still, a larger, long-term deal to potentially end the war remains unresolved as the current ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire in just four days. Trump insists that a deal is close. In reported calls with media outlets, Trump suggested that a second round of direct U.S.-Iran talks could happen this weekend, with an expected deal “in a day or two.” Iran had previously stated it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless Israel agreed to stop attacking Lebanon. On Thursday, leaders from both countries agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which is now in effect. Trump clarified online that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is not tied “in any way” to Lebanon.Watch the latest coverage on the war in Iran:\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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The Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade waterway where a fifth of the world’s oil passes through, has reopened, according to statements from President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister Friday.<\/p>\n

On social media<\/a>, Trump said the Strait was “completely” open and ready for “full passage,” but added that the U.S. naval blockade would remain in full force, targeting Iran only. While speaking with reporters this evening, the president confirmed that the blockade would end once an agreement between the U.S. and Iran is signed.<\/p>\n

In a separate post, the president also said the U.S. would recover Iran’s nuclear “dust” left behind from B-2 bombings in Iran and said the U.S. was working with the country to remove sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the announcement, oil prices dropped and stocks began to rise, both continuing the trend throughout the day Friday. <\/p>\n

But disputes over the true status of the Strait emerged when two news agencies in Iran appeared to challenge the announcement Friday.<\/p>\n

Still, a larger, long-term deal to potentially end the war remains unresolved as the current ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire in just four days. <\/p>\n

Trump insists that a deal is close. <\/p>\n

In reported calls with media outlets, Trump suggested that a second round of direct U.S.-Iran talks could happen this weekend, with an expected deal “in a day or two.” <\/p>\n

Iran had previously stated it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless Israel agreed to stop attacking Lebanon. On Thursday, leaders from both countries agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which is now in effect. <\/p>\n

Trump clarified online that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is not tied “in any way” to Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Watch the latest coverage on the war in Iran:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade waterway where a fifth of the world’s oil passes through, has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[10201,4463,26280,3065,177,1555,25200,9247,14085,14794,38,12940,376,102,34,37,93,26281,49,179,10060,6476,213,261,10122,1372,26282,1219,101,445,392,25058,5556,24348,36,14795],"class_list":{"0":"post-70972","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-strait-of-hormuz","8":"tag-administration","9":"tag-announcement","10":"tag-b2-bomb","11":"tag-ceasefire","12":"tag-conflict","13":"tag-country","14":"tag-current-ceasefire","15":"tag-day-friday","16":"tag-deal","17":"tag-djt","18":"tag-donald-trump","19":"tag-foreign-minister","20":"tag-gas-prices","21":"tag-hormuz","22":"tag-iran","23":"tag-israel","24":"tag-lebanon","25":"tag-long-term-deal","26":"tag-middle-east","27":"tag-military","28":"tag-naval-blockade","29":"tag-negotiations","30":"tag-oil","31":"tag-oil-prices","32":"tag-peace-talks","33":"tag-president","34":"tag-second-round","35":"tag-strait","36":"tag-strait-of-hormuz","37":"tag-trade","38":"tag-trump","39":"tag-u-s-naval-blockade","40":"tag-uranium","41":"tag-us-naval-blockade","42":"tag-war","43":"tag-wnb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116422787992672518","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}