2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
Geopolitical and economic crisis
2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched an air war against Iran. In retaliation, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued warnings forbidding passage through the strait, boarded and attacked merchant ships, and laid sea mines in the strait. From 13 April to 29 May 2026, the US simultaneously blockaded Iranian ports. Until the war's start, about 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade and 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) passed through the strait. Soon after the start of the conflict, the number of tankers trafficking the strait dropped near zero. On 27 March, the IRGC announced that the strait was closed to any vessel going "to and from" the ports of the US, Israel, and their allies. The International Maritime Organization reported on 21 April that about 20,000 mariners and 2,000 ships were stranded in the...
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