Tankers under fire as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz hours after reopening

NewsWorldMiddle EastTankers under fire as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz hours after reopeningIran and the US continued to accuse each other of piracy as Tehran seized back control of the Strait of HormuzJames C. Reynolds Saturday 18 April 2026 16:31 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":"b2960344","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-strait-hormuz-tankers-b2960344.html","title":"Tankers under fire as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz hours after reopening"}}CloseIran says control over Strait of Hormuz reimposed as US breached 'commitments'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","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Tankers in the Gulf came under fire on Saturday as Iran...