The Strait of Hormuz 'briefly opened' and closed again!

On April 8, according to Iran's news television, the Strait of Hormuz has been completely closed, and some ships were forced to turn back. A large number of vessels are still stranded in the waters near the strait. This occurred less than 24 hours after Iran conditionally opened the strait following a U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Maritime agency analysis shows that within 24 hours after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, 7 ships passed through the strait. The shipowners are from China and Greece, and they took the so-called Iranian coastal toll route rather than the conventional central channel of the strait.

According to ShipView, a vessel tracking service under COSCO Shipping Technology, the tanker AUROURA, originally heading towards the exit of the strait, suddenly changed course in the early morning of the 9th, making a 180-degree turn back into the Persian Gulf.

On April 8, Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf issued a statement, saying that the U.S. had previously called Iran's ten-point plan a feasible basis for negotiations, but talks had not yet begun, and three key terms had already been violated. In the context of the negotiation basis being openly violated, advancing a ceasefire or conducting negotiations is entirely unreasonable.
Specifically: first, the ceasefire provision in Lebanon was violated, as Israel launched a fierce airstrike on Lebanon that day; second, a drone intruded into Iranian airspace and was shot down over Lar city in Fars Province; third, the U.S. refused to recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium.

Meanwhile, in the early morning of April 9, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy issued a statement announcing a secure alternative route map for the Strait of Hormuz, advising ships to avoid potential anti-ship mines in the main channel and requiring all vessels to coordinate with the Revolutionary Guard Navy before passing through.