Ships wait in Strait of Hormuz with US and Iran locked in a standoff
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Ships wait in Strait of Hormuz with US and Iran locked in a standoff

April 27, 2026
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Two regional officials say that Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war. A standoff remains on the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passes, as Iran has restricted movement through it and the U.S.

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