Overview
- U.S. Central Command, which set a 10 a.m. ET Monday start, said it will stop vessels of any flag entering or leaving Iranian ports while allowing ships bound to or from non‑Iranian ports to transit the strait.
- The move followed roughly 21 hours of U.S.–Iran talks in Islamabad that broke down over Iran’s nuclear program and control of Hormuz, putting a fragile two‑week ceasefire under strain.
- U.S. forces sent two destroyers through Hormuz to prepare mine‑clearing and said they are establishing a new passage for commercial traffic, as President Trump ordered interdictions of ships that paid Iranian tolls and pledged to clear mines.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned that any hostile naval approach would be met with a forceful response, asserted full control of the waterway, and labeled a blockade an illegal act of piracy.
- Oil prices jumped about 8% back above $100 a barrel and stock futures fell after the announcement, with maritime trackers reporting most traffic through the strait paused, though India’s LPG carrier Jag Vikram completed a rare transit during the truce.