Iran and the US continued to accuse each other of piracy as Tehran seized back control of the Strait of Hormuz

Tanker traffic through the Strait or Hormuz has plunged during the war, triggering the largest oil supply disruption in history.

WASHINGTON: Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but US President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports…

US President Donald Trump welcomed Tehran's announcement but said the US naval blockade would continue until a peace deal was reached.

The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed despite Iran's declaration Friday that it is open, maritime freight and oil analysts told CNBC.

Iran says it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels.

“With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says.

The waterway has ‘returned to its previous state’, Tehran says, accusing Washington of banditry and maritime piracy.

Ships approaching the waterway on Saturday turn back after Iran's navy tells them it's 'shut again'

The United States and Iran are locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.

New attacks on the strait, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil normally passes, threatened to deepen the global energy crisis.

IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait after brief window when strait had reopened

A day after the Strait of Hormuz was declared open, Iran has blocked it again, citing a U.S. "breach of promise," and has fired on ships.

Iran and the US continued to accuse each other of piracy as Tehran seized back control of the Strait of Hormuz

Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.

Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with the U.S. amid an ongoing blockade and military confrontations.