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Why it\u2019s so difficult for the US to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Baltimore Sun 15 Jul 2026
Commercial shipping remains stifled in the strait, and oil prices are rising again ....
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US is launching additional strikes on Iran ahead of threatened blockade in the Strait of ...

McAlester News-Capital 15 Jul 2026
US is launching additional strikes on Iran ahead of threatened blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, US official says ... .
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US military restores blockade in response to Iran’s attacks on ships on the Strait of Hormuz

Ellensburg Daily Record 15 Jul 2026
The U.S. military says it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships on the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. first imposed the blockade in mid-April and then lifted it in mid-June, a ....
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US restores blockade on Iran after its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Black Hills Pioneer 15 Jul 2026
The U.S. military says it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. first imposed the blockade in mid-April and then lifted it in mid-June, a ....
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Trump backs away from plan to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz as attacks intensify

Telegraph Herald 15 Jul 2026
DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesU.S. President Donald Trump backtracked on plans to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz, saying Tuesday that Gulf countries would instead invest in the United States. Another wave of U.S. strikes on Iran, ... .
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FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz

NWA Online 15 Jul 2026
A focal point of the Iran war is increasingly about who controls the Strait of Hormuz -- a narrow, elbow-shaped waterway that for decades was a relatively safe and reliable transit route for Middle East oil and natural gas supplies ... .
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Why it's so difficult for the US to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Newsday 15 Jul 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months, turning to everything from airstrikes and naval blockades to negotiations and threats to destroy a “whole civilization.”.
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Who Really Controls the Strait of Hormuz?

The Atlantic 15 Jul 2026
Trump disposed of the fee idea while still indicating that he intends to assert control of the strait and resume the blockade ... has assumed some responsibility for the Strait of Hormuz in the past.
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Explained: Who really controls the Strait of Hormuz?

Khaleejtimes 15 Jul 2026
The Strait is open. The Strait is closed ... According to the Strauss Centre for International Security and Law, commercial traffic through the Strait flows through the designated Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) north of the Musandam Peninsula.
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The oil markets are pricing in a 'new normal' regarding the Strait of Hormuz: Andy Lipow

CNBC 14 Jul 2026
Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates, says the oil markets were hopeful about the ceasefire and memorandum of understanding signed between the U.S. and Iran, but are now recognizing that significant geopolitical risk remains ... .
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The U.S. is set to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz

National Public Radio 14 Jul 2026
The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway. (Image credit. AFP via Getty Images) ....
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