Yesterday, Iran opened one of the most important waterways on the planet. Today? They shut it back down. And they're blaming Donald Trump. <br /> <br />Twenty percent of the world's oil passes through one narrow stripof water. The Strait of Hormuz. And right now — it's closed. Again. Here's exactly what happened in the last 24 hours. <br /> <br />On Friday, April 17th, Iran made a move that surprised markets and governments worldwide. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz — which Iran had been restricting — would be fully reopened to commercial vessels and oil tankers. Tehran called it a good-faith gesture. A confidence-building step tied to the ongoing ceasefire connected to the Israel-Lebanon conflict. <br /> <br />Oil prices dropped. Shipping companies exhaled. Markets responded positively. And then — Trump posted. He called it a great development. The strait was, in his words, "fully open and ready for business and full passage." Everyone thought a corner had been turned. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />#StraitOfHormuz #HormuzCrisis #HormuzNews #HormuzClosure #StraitOfHormuzClosed #StraitOfHormuzCrisis #IranStraitOfHormuz #IranHormuzCrisis #IranHormuzThreat #IranHormuzControl #IRGCHormuz #IRGCHormuzThreat #IRGCHormuzClosed #HormuzClosedAgain #StraitClosedAgain #IranStraitClosed #IranOpensHormuz #IranReopensHormuz #HormuzThreat #HormuzControl #IranCrisisHormuz #StraitOfHormuzUpdate #HormuzBreakingNews #IranHormuzNews #StraitOfHormuzAlert<br /><br />~PR.152~ED.532~GR.510~HT.96~
