TEHRAN, April 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway. Tehran has agreed to temporarily reopen the strait, through which one-fifth of the world's oil usually passes, as part of a two-week truce. "All ships intending to transit the Strait of Hormuz are hereby notified that in order to comply with the principles of maritime safety and to be protected from possible collisions with sea mines...they should take alternative routes for traffic in the Strait of Hormuz," Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement quoted by local media. The statement shared instructions for an alternative entry and exit route through the strait. Tehran had effectively blocked the key shipping route since early March, sending global energy prices spiralling.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 09, 2026 03:12 UTC