{"id":4846,"date":"2026-07-13T07:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4846"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:59:59","slug":"what-is-the-status-of-the-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4846","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Status of the Strait of Hormuz?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Iran has also mentioned plans to charge fees for passing ships\u2014though Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-24\/hormuz-fees-branded-unacceptable-by-trump-in-warning-to-iran?embedded-checkout=true\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">called<\/a> the proposal \u201cunacceptable,\u201d insisting that such conditions would not be part of any peace deal acceptable to the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Washington and Tehran remain at odds about whether the body of water is open as of Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">U.S. CENTCOM <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2076278945993888116\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">said<\/a>: \u201cThe Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cIran does not control the strait,\u201d CENTCOM\u2019s statement continued. \u201cTraffic is flowing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Trump reiterated the sentiment in a Sunday interview with NBC\u2019s \u2060<em>Meet \u200bthe Press<\/em>, saying that, as far as he was concerned, the strait was open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">But Iranian officials tell a different story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">The PGSA said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PGSA_IRAN\/status\/2076285693500813681\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">on X<\/a> Sunday that \u201cpassage through the Strait of Hormuz is currently not possible,\u201d blaming \u201crecent illegal movements of the United States military forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cAs soon as stability and calm are restored, all requests will be reviewed based on the schedule, and the necessary permits will be issued,\u201d the authority said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div 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