Strait of Hormuz Is Open During Cease-Fire in Lebanon, U.S. and Iran Say

The New York Times | April 17, 2026, 10:37 a.m. | Original
Friday’s statements that the strait is now open raised investors’ hopes that oil and gas would start flowing out of the Persian Gulf in significant volumes again.
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