CBS News took a boat into the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what we saw.

Exclusive World We took a boat into the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what we saw. By Imtiaz Tyab, Imtiaz Tyab Senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in London and reports for all platforms, including the "CBS Evening News," "CBS Mornings," "CBS Sunday Morning" and CBS News 24/7. He has extensive experience reporting from major global flashpoints, including the Middle East and the war on terror. Read Full Bio Imtiaz Tyab, Sohel Uddin April 17, 2026 / 1:04 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google It took weeks of planning to find a way into the Strait of Hormuz.We studied maps. Talked through scenarios. How we would get in. How we would get out. Who we could call if something went wrong. And what would happen if we ran into trouble along the way.Our plan was to reach one of the strait's narrowest points. Close enough to see, for ourselves, the oil tankers and cargo ships that had been backing up there for weeks.When a ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran, brokered by Pakistan, came into effect, we made the call. The first round of talks in Islamabad had failed. But the truce was largely holding, and for a moment, the risk felt manageable. Iran says Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" to all ships amid an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. CBS News sent Senior Foreign Correspondent @ImtiazTyab to the strait to see if that was true. Here's what he saw. #iran #news pic.twitter.com/ymcHPJfB25— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 17, 2026 We crossed from one Gulf country into another and eventually found ourselves on a coastal road that felt almost too beautiful for the tensions that lay just offshore.On one side were jagged mountains rising straight out of the earth, completely bare of vegetation. On the other, clear blue water stretched out into the Gulf.And then, as the road curved, we saw the ships. Not one or two, but dozens. Sitting still. Waiting. Two ships near the Strait of Hormuz.  CBS News Accessing the S...