waterway

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Most shipping organizations said the waterway remains too unsafe to cross because of mines, while Iran’s military has said it would block any vessel it doesn’t authorize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

But Iranian officials and state media said that conditions remained on passage through the waterway, including the imposition of tolls and coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

On Friday morning, Iran declared that the strait was finally reopened for all commercial, nonmilitary ships hoping to traverse the essential waterway, provided that all entrants follow a “coordinated route” determined by Iranian authorities.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Data from Kpler show that traffic through the Straight of Hormuz has ticked higher in recent days, despite the U.S. blockade of the waterway.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

They paddled back to Claiborne, passing a full case of bottled water bobbing in the middle of the waterway.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers