On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns
Summary
The Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route, has partially reopened following a ceasefire between the US and Iran. Fishermen are returning to the area, but ships seized by Iran earlier in the conflict remain held, and many cargo vessels are still waiting permission to pass through.Key Facts
- The Strait of Hormuz recently partially reopened after a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran.
- Fishermen, who had stopped due to danger, are now going back to fishing in the area.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) seized two cargo ships in April and has not released them.
- Dozens of other cargo ships are waiting offshore for Iranian permission to pass through the strait.
- The strait is vital for global oil and gas shipments, with about one-fifth passing through it during normal times.
- Bandar Abbas, on Iran’s coast near the narrowest point of the strait, is a key military and economic center.
- The US imposed a blockade on Iran’s Gulf ports in response to Iran’s attacks on ships in the strait.
- President Donald Trump warned Iran it would face serious consequences if it did not fully reopen the strait.
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