First Incident Second Incident Third Incident Reuters wrote on X, “Tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses suspended oil, fuel and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran said it had closed navigation.”  Tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses suspended oil, fuel and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran said it had closed navigation, raising fears of a major supply shock https://t.co/4UbLpzYyi1 pic.twitter.com/XxYYeFxH21 — Reuters (@Reuters) March 1, 2026 However, Bloomberg analyst Javier Blas cited Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in an interview with the media outlet Al Jazeera, stating that his country has no plans to close the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran has no intention of closing the Strait of Hormuz at present, nor has any plans to do anything that would disrupt navigation in it at this stage,” Araghchi said.  BREAKING: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tells @AlJazeera his country has no plans to close the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran has no intention of closing the Strait of Hormuz at present, nor has any plans to do anything that would disrupt navigation in it at this stage.” — Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) March 1, 2026 Maritime news website Lloyd’s List wrote on X […]