Tankers anchored within the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, on April 18, 2026
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The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated once more on Saturday (April 18, 2026) as Iran reversed its reopening of the essential waterway and fired on ships trying to cross, in retaliation after america pressed forward with its blockade of Iranian ports.
The strait is closed till the U.S. blockade is lifted, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy stated on Saturday night time, warning that “no vessel ought to make any motion from its anchorage within the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, and approaching the Strait of Hormuz can be thought-about as cooperation with the enemy” and be focused.
Printed – April 19, 2026 04:46 am IST