Iran closes Hormuz strait again, blames US for maintaining ports blockade
發佈日期: 2026-04-18 22:12
TVB News
The dueling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz lurched into uncharted waters today. This, as the US pressed ahead with its campaign to choke off Iranian ports and Iran reversed an initial move to reopen the waterway.
Iran's joint military command said control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state under strict management and control of the armed forces.
It warned it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the US blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's National Security Commission, said the strait was "returning to the status quo," which he had earlier described as ships requiring Iranian naval authorization and toll payment before transiting.
The shift came a day after Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared the strait open while a 10-day truce was announced between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
Control over the strait has proven to be one of Iran's main points of leverage and prompted the US to deploy forces and initiate a blockade on Iranian ports, as part of an effort to force Iran to accept a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire to end almost seven weeks of war that has raged between Israel, the US and Iran.
A data firm, Kpler, said movement through the strait remained confined to corridors requiring Iran's approval.
