Headline Roundup • April 9th, 2026
Iran Reportedly Closes Strait of Hormuz Again as Israel Continues Striking Lebanon
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Iran has reportedly closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon, threatening the ceasefire between the two and the US.
The Details: Fars News Agency, an Iranian news outlet that many have described as tied to the government, reported on Wednesday that the strait had been closed. The development followed Israeli attacks on Lebanon on Wednesday, in which Lebanese health officials reported over 1,000 total injuries and deaths.
For Context: The US, Israel, and Iran reached a two-week ceasefire agreement mediated by Pakistan late on Tuesday under which Iran agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz. Both Iran and the US claimed to have presented and agreed to the terms first, and both sides declared themselves victorious. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promptly said after the ceasefire was reached that it did not include Lebanon, which Israel began attacking shortly after the initial joint strikes on Iran. Vice President Vance told reporters in Budapest on Wednesday that Lebanon was not included in the agreement and that he believes Iran was misunderstood.
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New Iran Reporting: An April 7 report from The New York Times (Lean Left bias) chronicled the Trump administration's meetings and dialogue leading up to the decision to bomb Iran. The report revealed that many cabinet members, most prolifically Vance, were very concerned about the prospect, but that the final decision rested with President Trump.
How The Media Covered It: Some outlets from the right didn't highlight that the ceasefire was threatened and that Iranian media reported the strait had been closed again. Fox News (Right) ran live coverage titled "President Trump's ceasefire with Iran draws praise from world leaders" and noted that Trump said he would help facilitate traffic through the strait. Fox Business (Lean Right) and ZeroHedge (Lean Right) reported that ships had reportedly moved through the strait. Conversely, The Washington Examiner (Lean Right) highlighted an NYT report that said the opposite. Several outlets from the left and center highlighted in headlines the uncertainty around the ceasefire and that Iran reportedly closed the strait again.
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A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded that the channel be reopened and sought to keep peace talks on track.
Israel launched a barrage of attacks without warning in Lebanon on Wednesday, striking more than 100 sites in 10 minutes as a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran hangs in the balance.
The attacks were of the largest scale in Lebanon since Israel started its latest offensive there more than a month ago. It stands to expose a major stumbling block in the hours after fragile negotiations were agreed upon to pause fighting between the U.S. and Iran.
No oil tankers traversed the Strait of Hormuz for the entire first day of the ceasefire between the United States and Israel, despite the waterway being opened by the Islamic Republic.
The first 24 hours after the ceasefire was implemented, four bulk carriers traversed the strait, but no oil or gas tankers, the ships highest in demand, global ship-tracking firm Kpler told the New York Times. After Israeli airstrikes against Lebanon caused Iranian state media to announce the strait was "fully closed" again on Wednesday, no ships crossed the strait.
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