Iran war: Trump calls off threatened strikes, says deal nearly done
Skip next section Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed, US denies it 06/11/2026 June 11, 2026 Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed, US denies it
Skip next section Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed, US denies it 06/11/2026 June 11, 2026 Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed, US denies it Iran's top military command has said the Strait of Hormuz is now completely closed after the latest round of US strikes. Any ship seeking to traverse the economically important passage will be attacked, Iran said. Iranian media reported that two "violating ships" trying to go through the Strait of Hormuz had been hit after the Iran military announcement.
The US rejected the claim and said: "Commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out of the Strait of Hormuz tonight." When the US and Israel started their offensive against Iran in late February, Iran largely brought shipping through the waterway, a vital transport route for oil, gas and fertilizer, to a standstill through threats and attacks on vessels. Although Tehran insisted the waterway had not been closed to traffic, shipping companies had to coordinate with Iranian authorities and use a corridor near Iran's coastline.
Iran also imposed high transit fees. The US military has been guiding some ships surreptitiously through the strait, officials have said, but the volume of shipping getting through is far below the pre-war level of some 3,000 vessels per month. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed on social media he had authorized such a "secret mission" since last month to allow more than 100 million barrels of oil to reach the open market through the strait.
That claim could not be immediately verified independently, and the figure given by Trump roughly equals just five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began.
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