Middle East Crisis Strait of Hormuz

USA: Strait of Hormuz is open – traffic is flowing

Once again, there are completely opposite messages from the USA and Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump and the US military claim on Sunday that the strait is open.

"Iran does not control the strait. Traffic is flowing," writes the US Central Command Centcom on X.

Iran stated last night that the strait has been closed to all maritime traffic until further notice. Since then, American and Iranian forces have attacked each other with drones and missiles. The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have also been attacked by Iran.

Iran: Strait of Hormuz closed to all ships again

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, and no ships are allowed to pass until further notice, the Revolutionary Guard announced according to Reuters.

This after a ship that tried to pass via an “unapproved route” was fired upon and stopped, they state according to the state news agency Irib.

Furthermore, the Revolutionary Guard writes that the “enemy” will be met with a powerful response if they make any “slips” in response to this.

Yesterday, American government sources told several media outlets that the United States is demanding that Iran declare the Strait of Hormuz open again after Saturday’s meeting with Oman.

– Otherwise, it will be bad for them, said one of them.