{"id":17888,"date":"2026-03-01T00:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=17888"},"modified":"2026-03-01T01:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:11:42","slug":"iran-shuts-down-strait-of-hormuz-tr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2026\/03\/01\/iran-shuts-down-strait-of-hormuz-tr\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Shuts Down Strait of Hormuz, Triggering Global Oil Shock Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Iran Shuts Down Strait of Hormuz, Triggering Global Oil Shock Fears <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>TEHRAN:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/@IRIMFA_EN\">Iran<\/a> has reportedly shut down the Strait of Hormuz, with ships operating in the Gulf receiving high-frequency radio warnings from Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards stating that no vessels would be allowed to transit the crucial waterway, according to Iran Media.<\/p>\n<p>The strait, situated in the Arabian Gulf, plays a key role in supporting U.S. allies and maintaining stability in global energy markets. Tensions have escalated after the United States and Israel launched missile strikes against Iran on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Positioned along the northern coastline of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran controls several strategic access points to the passage. This geographic advantage gives Tehran considerable leverage over one of the world\u2019s most important shipping routes \u2014 a channel that carries a significant portion of both Iran\u2019s oil exports and global energy supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 20 percent of global oil consumption moves through the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring its importance as a vital artery in international energy trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran Shuts Down Strait of Hormuz, Triggering Global Oil Shock Fears TEHRAN:\u00a0 Iran has reportedly shut down the Strait of Hormuz, with ships operating in the Gulf receiving high-frequency radio warnings from Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards stating that no vessels would be allowed to transit the crucial waterway, according to Iran Media. The strait, situated in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2297,2299],"tags":[3765,3766],"class_list":["post-17888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-world","tag-iran-usa-israel-war","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17890,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17888\/revisions\/17890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}