Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports.

🟠 UPDATE Trump Claims Good News on Iran Peace Talks with Wednesday Deadline Tehran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz again if the US maintains its blockade of Iranian ports, casting doubt on recent ceasefire progress in Lebanon. 📰 https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260418-iran-threatens-to-close-strait-of-hormuz-again-if-us-blockade-continues #Iran #USA #Hormuz #Military #Geopolitics #GeoWire

Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz again if US blockade continues Tehran on Saturday threatened to cut off access to the Strait of Hormuz again if the United States maintains its blockade of Iranian ports, raising fresh doubts over recent progress following a ceasefire in Lebanon. Follow our live blog for the latest updates. https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260418-iran-threatens-to-close-strait-of-hormuz-again-if-us-blockade-continues #USA #News #USANews #Iran #IranWar #IranNews

🟠 UPDATE Trump Claims Good News on Iran Peace Talks with Wednesday Deadline Iran warns it will close the Strait of Hormuz if the US blockade continues, stating passage requires Iranian authorization. The UK announced a wide-ranging military contribution to an international mission to... 📰 https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/18/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-warns-it-will-close-strait-of-hormuz-if-us-blockade-continues #Iran #USA #Hormuz #Military #Shipping #Geopolitics #GeoWire

Iran threatens to close strait if US blockade continues Iran has temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, raising optimism about peace talks, but Tehran warned that it could close the crucial waterway again if the recent US Navy blockade of Iranian ports ⁠continued. https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0418/1568879-middle-east-iran-us/ #IranWar #Iran #USA #IranNews #USANews #News