What Is the Status of the Strait of Hormuz?
Iran has also mentioned plans to charge fees for passing ships—though Trump has called the proposal “unacceptable,” insisting that such conditions would not be part of any peace deal acceptable to the U.S.
Washington and Tehran remain at odds about whether the body of water is open as of Sunday.
U.S. CENTCOM said: “The Strait of Hormuz is open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway.”
“Iran does not control the strait,” CENTCOM’s statement continued. “Traffic is flowing.”
Trump reiterated the sentiment in a Sunday interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, saying that, as far as he was concerned, the strait was open.
But Iranian officials tell a different story.
The PGSA said on X Sunday that “passage through the Strait of Hormuz is currently not possible,” blaming “recent illegal movements of the United States military forces.”
“As soon as stability and calm are restored, all requests will be reviewed based on the schedule, and the necessary permits will be issued,” the authority said.
