Published on
19/06/2026 - 14:13 GMT+2
Tensions are building once again in the Strait of Hormuz amid reports that Iran has reclosed the waterway, potentially throwing the recently signed US-Iran memorandum of understanding into doubt.
In a post on Telegram on Friday, Iranian activist Ilia Hashemi said there were reports of warning shots fired in the area and that ships had been warned not to approach the Strait, one of the world's busiest energy transit chokepoints.
Hashemi later said that the warning fire had ceased and that vessels were receiving no answer when asking via radio whether the passage was indeed closed.
