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Strait of Hormuz Shipping Resumes Amid Ongoing Instability

4/18/2026

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British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said April 18, 2025 that the Strait of Hormuz remains unstable despite a ceasefire in the Iran war and shipping should resume.
A convoy of tankers crossed the strait, the first such movement since February 28, 2025.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed limited passage for some vessels and demanded the United States guarantee navigation freedom.

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British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said April 18, 2025 that the Strait of Hormuz remains unstable despite a ceasefire in the Iran war and shipping should resume.
A convoy of tankers crossed the strait, the first such movement since February 28, 2025.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed limited passage for some vessels and demanded the United States guarantee navigation freedom.