{"id":354262,"date":"2026-06-21T16:05:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=354262"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:35:54","slug":"iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-after-us-ceasefire-violations-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-after-us-ceasefire-violations-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran ‘closes’ Strait of Hormuz after US ‘ceasefire violations’ | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some ships have been stuck within the Strait of Hormuz because the starting of the conflict (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz is \u2018closed\u2019 and accused america of violating ceasefire agreements.<\/p>\n

The country said on Saturday that ships must seek permission to make use of the waterway and raised the prospect of future charges for passing through it.<\/p>\n

It accused the US of a breach within the ceasefire agreement, citing ongoing Israeli strikes in Lebanon \u2013 the top of which was a requirement of the peace deal made by the 2 countries.<\/p>\n

Last week, it emerged that Israel is holding its own separate negotiations with the US since it wants to maintain the IDF in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Israel\u00a0just isn’t a part of the US-Iran deal and has vowed to proceed attacking Hezbollah after the military group targeted northern Israel.<\/p>\n

Ending Tehran\u2019s stranglehold on the ocean route, which disrupted global oil and gas supplies and drove up fuel and food prices, had also been a key demand in negotiations.<\/p>\n

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Israel has continued its strikes in southern Lebanon (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The deal to finish the nearly four-month war between the US and\u00a0Iran\u00a0only guaranteed protected, toll-free passage of the strait for 60 days, nonetheless, pending the consequence of a final settlement on Tehran\u2019s nuclear plans.<\/p>\n

Now, Tehran has said ships are unable to go through the Strait resulting from the alleged breach.<\/p>\n

The uncertainty has led many ships to be confused over where it\u2019s protected to travel and the correct procedures for passage, Jakob Larsen, chief safety and security officer on the Baltic and International Maritime Council, told CNN.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a White House briefing on Thursday, US Vice President JD Vance said international waterways \u2018needs to be freed from tolls\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018The ultimate negotiations can set the terms of what comes afterwards,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018I keep coming back to this fundamental structural point of this negotiation, which is that we’ve got all of the cards.\u2019<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Iran is attempting to exert leverage over the strait by demanding that ships apply for permission to transit \u2018resulting from the presence of mine-affected areas and the need of ensuring protected passage and stopping collisions\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018To avoid delays at the doorway or exit of the Strait of Hormuz, it is crucial that passing requests, complete with all required information, are submitted not less than 48 hours prior to arriving on the strait area,\u2019 they said.<\/p>\n

\u2018Throughout the 60-day period, tariffs for security, safety, and environmental services, in addition to related\u00a0Iranian insurances, won’t be collected from shipowners and can be borne by the federal government of the Islamic Republic of\u00a0Iran.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The US has continued to emphasize that they \u2018hold all of the cards\u2019 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire after intensified fighting in Lebanon led planned US-Iran\u00a0talks in Switzerland to be cancelled on Friday.<\/p>\n

Former president Barack Obama has said it appeared the US was \u2018worse off\u2019 now than before Trump launched the war against\u00a0Iran\u00a0in February.<\/p>\n

He told NBC: \u2018We\u2019ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you already know, put enormous strain on our military. Plenty of people have died.<\/p>\n

\u2018And it seems like we\u2019re back where we were before we began the war, except possibly somewhat bit worse off.\u2019<\/p>\n

Obama noted\u00a0Iran\u00a0had agreed to not develop nuclear weapons within the 2015 deal his administration struck with Tehran, which was derided and scrapped by Trump in his first term.<\/p>\n

He said: \u2018This administration, or a previous version of this administration, pulled out of it, which caused then\u00a0Iran<\/strong>\u00a0to develop more nuclear capability.\u2019<\/p>\n

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