{"id":335685,"date":"2026-04-17T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-ships-are-trying-to-break-through-the-us-blockade-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:00:24","slug":"how-ships-are-trying-to-break-through-the-us-blockade-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-ships-are-trying-to-break-through-the-us-blockade-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How ships are trying to break through the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ySI_zZdcuTc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How ships are trying to break through the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ySI_zZdcuTc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tehran has sought to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Israel war with Iran, but some vessels continued to attempt to transit the waterway. The US also introduced its own blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports.<\/p>\n<p>On April 17, Iran said the strait would reopen to commercial vessels, though the US blockade of Iran\u2019s ports would remain in place.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Verify has been monitoring the situation closely but often has to rely on partial vessel data and expert insights to understand developments in the region. The strait is one of the most scrutinised waterways in the world, with around a fifth of global oil supply passing through it.<\/p>\n<p>Before the April 17 announcement, Ben Chu spoke with Michelle Weise Bockmann, a maritime intelligence analyst at Windward, about how tankers are trying to break through the US blockade in the strait.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #USA #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tehran has sought to restrict traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during the US-Israel war with Iran, but some vessels continued to attempt to transit the waterway. The US also introduced its own blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports. 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