Strait of Hormuz reopens: But can ships’ safety be assured?
Key takeaways
- Shipping operators and insurers prefer to wait and watch from a distance for now.
- Let the oil flow!” Trump wrote in his Truth Social post on Sunday.
- But three days after the agreement was announced by both Iran and the US, marine traffic has not picked up in the narrow yet vital waterway, ship tracking data shows.
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Shipping operators and insurers prefer to wait and watch from a distance for now.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo People gather on a beach, as a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is visible, near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 31, 2026 [Amirhosein Khorgooi/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]By Yashraj Sharma Published On 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026US President Donald Trump was jubilant when he announced a preliminary deal with Iran to end the war that has brought about the worst energy crisis of modern history – and which has closed the Strait of Hormuz to world shipping.
“Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Trump wrote in his Truth Social post on Sunday.