00:00Welcome to the Strait of Hormone.
00:29The Strait of Hormone will not return to pre-war status and says no U.S. or allied ships have
00:36been allowed through.
00:37Global energy markets are feeling the impact, and the war is far from over.
00:42Since February 28, 2026, the U.S. and Israel launched a massive preemptive strike campaign against Iran, targeting hundreds of
00:53military and missile sites.
00:54In immediate retaliation, Tehran enforced unprecedented restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, the critical chokepoint carrying 20 percent of the
01:05world's oil and LNG.
01:08Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps now requires vessels to apply for transit permits.
01:15Only ships from neutral or partner nations, including China, India, and Russia, are allowed.
01:22U.S., Israeli, and allied-flagged vessels are explicitly denied passage.
01:27A new parliamentary bill proposes permanent fees and stricter rules until Tehran's war demands are met.
01:36Pre-war, about 129 vessels crossed Hormuz daily.
01:42After February 28, numbers collapsed by 95 percent.
01:47Early March lows saw only 3 to 12 ships per day, mostly empty tankers or Iranian exports to Asia.
01:56Between February 28 and March 31, just 292 commercial vessels passed, half of them empty.
02:05Iran says this is retaliation for what it calls unprovoked U.S.-Israel strikes, and a way to force negotiations on
02:14its terms.
02:15Tehran emphasizes that the Strait remains open to the world but closed to enemies of the Iranian people,
02:23signaling that these rules will stay in place until the conflict ends on Iran's conditions.
02:30A senior Iranian official reiterated exclusively to RT,
02:36despite Trump's claims of progress, cease-fire talks, and deadlines, no enemy or partner vessels have been allowed through.
02:44Iran's April 1 cruise missile strike on the Qatar energy tanker Aqua-1 underlines Tehran's continued control
02:53and willingness to weaponize the Strait.
02:56The blockade has sent shockwaves across the world.
03:00Brent crude has surged nearly 50 percent since late February.
03:05LNG and gas prices are skyrocketing in Europe and Asia, and supply chains for food and fertilizers are under strain.
03:14Gulf states are exploring costly alternative pipelines to bypass the Strait.
03:20This is not a full naval blockade.
03:23Friendly traffic is still allowed under tight control.
03:26But Iran's message is clear.
03:29The Strait of Hormuz remains a powerful lever in the 2026 conflict,
03:34and the pre-war status quo is gone until Tehran decides otherwise.
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