Iran-US war latest: Tehran calls opening Strait of Hormuz ‘impossible’ as US navy chief steps down

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1776918699}NewsWorldMiddle EastIran-US war latest: Tehran calls opening Strait of Hormuz ‘impossible’ as US navy chief steps downUS blockade of Iran’s ports choking economy, White House says, as President Trump suggests peace talks could restartMaroosha Muzaffar & Rachel DobkinThursday 23 April 2026 05:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963233","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-strait-of-hormuz-israel-ceasefire-b2963233.html","title":"Iran war live: Tehran calls opening Hormuz ‘impossible’ as US navy chief steps down"}}CloseWhite House accuses Iranians of piracy over seized ships but 'doesn't violate ceasefire'On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newslett...