What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers

NewsWorldAmericasWhat to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire waversThe ceasefire in the Iran war faces its most critical moment yet as the United States begins efforts to open the Strait of HormuzCara Anna Monday 04 May 2026 17:52 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"1e5055b74f935a4b9a73ea2c1b636a44","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/strait-of-hormuz-donald-trump-iran-british-united-arab-emirates-b2970200.html","title":"What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers"}}What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire waversShow all 3{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz","description":"A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)","caption":"APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz","copyright":null,"credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/04/17/APTOPIX_Iran_War_Strait_of_Hormuz_5883_.jpg","id":"402b64863fae477cb1303b7fe368f3aa","mid":6654971,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":6000,"height":4000}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Iran War Strait of Hormuz","description":"Oil tankers sit at anchor offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)","caption":"Iran War Strait of Hormuz","copyright":null,"credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/04...