{"id":44799,"date":"2026-04-08T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44799"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:37:02","slug":"iran-threatens-to-destroy-ships-that-pass-through-strait-of-hormuz-despite-cease-fire-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44799","title":{"rendered":"Iran threatens to ‘destroy’ ships that pass through Strait of Hormuz \u2014 despite cease-fire pact"},"content":{"rendered":"


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WASHINGTON \u2014 Iran\u2019s battered navy has reportedly warned foreign ships on Wednesday that they will be \u201cdestroyed\u201d if they attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz without permission from Tehran.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou must receive permission from Iranian Sepah navy for passing through the strait. If any vessel tries to transit without permission, will be destroyed,\u201d an Iranian official was heard saying in audio shared with the Wall Street Journal<\/a> by a crew member.<\/p>\n

The threat comes despite President Trump announcing<\/a> late Tuesday that Iran agreed to the \u201cCOMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d through which over a fifth of the world\u2019s seaborne oil flows annually.<\/p>\n

Boats off the coast of Musandam governorate, overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, in Musandam governance, in Oman, April 8, 2026. REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A number of vessels are seen overlooking the Strait of Hormuz on April 8, 2026. REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The opening of the Strait was a key condition of the Iran war cease-fire agreement<\/a>. Fuel prices have surged worldwide in the wake of Iran\u2019s closure of the crucial chokepoint.<\/p>\n

Iran had used missiles and drones to wreak havoc on the strait in retaliation against<\/a> the joint US-Israeli strikes on its country to exact a toll on the global economy.<\/p>\n

The cease-fire Trump unveiled Tuesday lasts for two weeks as the two sides negotiate a longer-term solution to end the war that began on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

An Iranian woman holds the flag in Tehran on April 8, 2026. AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A senior Iranian official involved in the talks said that the strait could be reopened in a \u201climited\u201d way under Iran\u2019s control on Thursday or Friday \u2014 and that \u201ccoordinating with Iranian military will be mandatory for all ships.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf an understanding on a framework for talks is reached, the strait could be opened, limited, under Iran\u2019s control,\u201d the official told Reuters. \u201cCoordinating with Iranian military will be mandatory for all ships. <\/p>\n

\u201cStill, the ceasefire is fragile; however, we prefer lasting peace but Iran has no fear to return to war if the US wants to go the same way,\u201d the official warned.<\/p>\n

A graphic of the first ships that were able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after the cease-fire. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a press conference Wednesday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth insisted the strait was open and \u201ccommerce will flow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat has been agreed to, what\u2019s been stated, is the strait is open. Our military is watching, sure, their military is watching, but commerce will flow,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n

He added that the military would be \u201changing around\u201d in the Middle East to ensure Iran complies with the cease-fire.<\/p>\n

Boats off the coast off the Strait of Hormuz. REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But in an apparent sign of that fragility, Iran was accused of launching a wave of drones on neighboring Kuwait, where American air bases have been used to direct strikes on the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s drones targeted vital oil facilities, power stations, and water desalination plants, causing major infrastructure damage, according to Kuwait\u2019s army.<\/p>\n

Hegseth downplayed the concern over the strikes, saying that it can take time for \u201ccease-fires to take hold.\u201d <\/p>\n

Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIran would be wise to find a way to get the carrier pigeon to their troops out in remote locations to know not to shoot, not to shoot any longer one-way attacks or missiles \u2014 because it takes time sometimes for cease-fires to take hold,\u201d he told reporters, adding that \u201cwe\u2019re watching it.\u201d<\/p>\n

World leaders from across Europe and the Middle East, meanwhile, praised President Trump\u2019s deal, and urged Iran to accept a lasting peace plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI welcome the two-week ceasefire agreed upon by the USA and Iran overnight,\u201d German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a statement on social media, thanking Pakistan for assisting with the negotiations.<\/p>\n

Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine held a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 8, 2026. Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe goal now must be to negotiate a permanent end to the war. We are in close contact with our partners regarding this matter,\u201d Chancellor Merz added.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Prime Minister Keir Starmer also said the deal would \u201cbring a moment of relief to the region and the world,\u201d as he called for a \u201clasting agreement\u201d to help \u201cre-open the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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