Strait of Hormuz Shipping Resumes

Two Chinese supertankers and a Greek vessel were among the first to transit the critical waterway, signaling a potential easing of global trade disruptions.

However, U.S. officials claim that Iran is unable to locate many of the naval mines it laid erratically in the strait, posing a continued danger to maritime safety.

President Trump has vowed the waterway will reopen 'automatically' even without Iranian cooperation, rejecting Tehran's attempts to impose transit tolls.

The International Maritime Organization remains concerned for the 20,000 seafarers currently stranded in the region as negotiations continue.