The easy win that could help unlock the Strait of Hormuz

By: Sam Vigersky

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 1,041

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Despite a fragile United States-Iran ceasefire and marathon peace negotiations in Islamabad over the weekend, the Strait of Hormuz is an ever-increasing bottleneck. The waterway has seen just a trickle of traffic passing through since the war began, and President Donald Trump imposed a blockade of the strait on Monday. Meanwhile, the failed UN Security Council vote on April 7 to reopen the waterway, vetoed by China and Russia, shows the international community …

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