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Jun 18, 2026
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The Strait of Hormuz is reopening, but global shipping won’t return to normal for months
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A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 11, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
The Strait of Hormuz is reopening, but global shipping won’t return to normal for months
Published: June 18, 2026 1.21pm EDT
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Iran and the United States are about to sign a peace deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil.
Oil prices reacted quickly to the announcement of the tentative deal, dropping from highs that had pushed gasoline prices toward record le…
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