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News & Current Events Apr 18, 2026 at 3:58 PM

Iran's military closes Strait of Hormuz again, citing U.S. blockade

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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over U.S. blockade and fires on ships
PBS News
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over U.S. blockade and fires on ships
The developments come after the United States said it would continue its blockade. Meanwhile, Pakistani mediators are working to organize new negotiations between the countries.

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Candid_Cat_5921 1 day ago +61
100% the war is going to fire back up and there was not any plan otherwise. The US has been resupplying ships, adding more, and also brought in over 10k ground troops with advanced anti-drone weapons.  It’s a game of testing who fires first.
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Maleficent_Owl_7001 20 hr ago +2
The no more wars president for everyone..m
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BOPSurfcasting1 1 day ago +64
They never reopened it in the first place. Anyway, about these Epstein files.... From Epstein's 50th birthday book: "Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?, may every day be another wonderful secret" - Donald Trump
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CJKay93 1 day ago +22
It was re-opened for 2-3 hours last night, clearly with the expectation that the US would relax its blockade in response given that the whole point of it was to force Iran to re-open the strait. That obviously didn't happen, so they closed it again.
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BOPSurfcasting1 1 day ago +13
Statement from IRGC: Ships must be commercial. The passage of military vessels is prohibited, and neither the ships nor their cargo may be linked to hostile countries. Vessels must pass through routes designated by Iran, and transit must be coordinated with Iranian forces responsible for managing passage." Those are the exact same conditions the IRGC had when the strait was closed. Nothing changed.
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CJKay93 1 day ago +5
[They were clearly not the same conditions](https://cruisefever.net/after-being-docked-for-47-days-a-cruise-ship-is-moving-toward-the-strait-of-hormuz/).
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BOPSurfcasting1 1 day ago -4
Exact same conditions as when the strait was closed, ships still pass through (open or closed) under the IRGC's strict conditions, which have never changed. [https://hormuzstraitmonitor.com](https://hormuzstraitmonitor.com)
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CJKay93 1 day ago +6
This website is vibe-coded AI slop. It reports 6 ships crossing in the last 24 hours, when we know there were significantly more than that. It also reports the normal daily average at 60, well below the real figures.
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BOPSurfcasting1 23 hr ago +5
The site reports tankers only. Look at the IRGC's conditions for crossing the strait when closed compared to their conditions when open, exact same conditions.
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Raspberries-Are-Evil 1 day ago +17
When will the media f****** call this keystone copper bullshit out? THEY HAVE NO PLAN. You can not start a war, and murder 100s of children and expect to "negotiate a deal" in one day. You can't send a bunch of real estate developers to negotiate nuclear deals when they have no experience with diplomacy. When will the media call out this f****** insanity and point directly at Republicans in the Senate for allowing this to continue?
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JediTrainer42 21 hr ago +3
The White House media are cowards. If they ask hard questions, they get silenced by Trump. They are sticking to “journalistic integrity” instead of going for the throat. They need to throw their “ethics in journalism” book in the trash.
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DevKevStev 14 hr ago
We need to send Kamala over there fast. To be honest, shes the solution we need right now
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great_whitehope 21 hr ago
Best they can do is look for oral pleasure in the oval office
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WeakDoughnut8480 1 day ago +8
F*** sakes. F*** SAKES
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HaximusPrime 1 day ago +3
I mean, this was easily predictable. Iran announcing it's "open" forces the U.S. to have to agree and drop their blockaide, which we can't \_actually\_ do because until minesweeping is done free traversal of the strait isn't happening without a ton of risk anyway. So the only option would be returning back to Iran controlling traffic through it's territorial waters (and charging a toll), or U.S. keeping it's blockade untill minesweeping is complete. Really no loss for Iran -- they either get their tolls back with no other consequences, or they continue to be blockaded.
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deft-jumper01 1 day ago +3
Top Kek
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South-Researcher-322 1 day ago +2
Uno reverse
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walrusnutz 22 hr ago +2
TAG, YOU’RE IT!
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2EscapedCapybaras 20 hr ago +1
I'm sure there are some connected people out there who made a killing on the oil price drop on Friday who will now make a killing on the oil price increase on Monday.
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foodbytes 16 hr ago +2
I thought they didnt have a military anymore. isnt that what trump said? He wouldn't lie...
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zeradragon 22 hr ago +1
And the US will cite the blockade is needed to block Iran from closing the Strait by closing it themselves... Circular reference, lol
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clauderbaugh 23 hr ago +1
Hey Donnie? Walk away. Just walk away. Send a diplomat to agree to the latest terms that brokered the cease fire. Take your little ships out of the area and call it a day. Sadly, the faster you move on, the faster people forget how bad of a f*** up it was.
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Jon_Mace 23 hr ago
Remember when Trump was banned from twitter? I think we need somthing similar. He has the brain of a goldfish.
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Typingdude3 1 day ago -7
If I can go just one day without seeing the word “Hormuz” it will be a miracle. No one except China and Russia want the terrorist regime in Iran to have enriched uranium. They need to give that up.
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Kaarothh 1 day ago -1
Tap like chicken🐔
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O-parker 21 hr ago
So now the battle is over which side gets to close the strait .. good grief Donnie is a dumb SOB
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stevenriley1 20 hr ago
But Trump promised!
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ThePerfectLurker 1 day ago -5
u/Available_Road_2538 When being an insufferable 2000s ipad baby, that probably wasnt even alive for 9/11…goes wrong
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HornetNo2176 22 hr ago -5
Mid term elections will be paused or cancelled
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