A diplomat from one of the countries mediating between Iran and the United States told Kan News that during talks in Doha in recent days, the mediators tried to persuade the Iranians to restore the situation in the Strait of Hormuz to how it was before the war, meaning it would be fully open and without restrictions.

Tehran and Washington have agreed to establish a line of communication "to avoid incidents and miscommunication with the aim of safe passage for commercial vessels" through the waterway, according to Qatari and Pakistani mediators. ... The negotiations, in which Pakistan and Qatar are playing a mediating role, are aimed at producing a final document within a renewable 60-day deadline. ... The developments come after mediators Pakistan and Qatar said the US and Iranian negotiators reached an agreement on a "roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days". "Encouraging progress has been made," they said, including a contact channel set up to "avoid incidents and miscommunication" in the Strait of Hormuz.

The leaders of the E4 (France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the European Union) "welcome the agreement reached between the United States and Iran with the support of regional partners, including Qatar and Pakistan." The statement stresses that "the urgent re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz with unconditional and unrestricted freedom of navigation is essential" and notes that the E4 "stand ready to continue our support to regional and international partners in their efforts to consolidate this agreement."

The interim peace agreement reached between the United States and Iran came only after weeks of intense efforts by regional mediators who shuttled between capitals as attacks escalated around the Strait of Hormuz and global pressure mounted to protect shipping lanes. Mediators navigated repeated missile strikes, drone attacks and threats to close the strait in order to secure the agreement, which aims to stabilize the situation in the waterway and gradually restore commercial traffic, though officials caution that the security environment remains fragile and subject to sudden shifts.

Iran’s chief negotiator Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz "will never return to the way it was before the war," but added that Iran will fully comply with international law. He spoke while returning from the first round of talks with the US in Switzerland. ... International law says each country can claim the first 12 miles from the coast. That makes Iran and Oman owners of the Strait.

The Strait of Hormuz is reopening faster than expected, after the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and launched indirect talks in Qatar to discuss the flow of shipping. ... The June 17 MoU between the US and Iran triggered a 60-day negotiation period to reach a permanent peace deal that includes the onwards passage of many loaded tankers which had been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war. Under the terms of the interim deal, ‌Iran agreed to let ships transit through the passageway for 60 days without charge, but the wording of the agreement has been controversial, with Tehran arguing that it allows it to keep control of the strait in joint accord with Oman. ... Shipping data from PortWatch shows a partial and slow recovery of transits through the Strait of Hormuz, rather than full normalisation.

At present, we are all witnessing this in real time, but reality is definitely the opposite. The latest data coming out in April 2026 should put an end to that illusion. Even after repeated announcements by Iran and the USA that Hormuz was "open," real-time, actual maritime traffic only shows evidence of a near collapse. ... Even today, vessels are still turning back, traffic remains minimal, and operators are staying away. This is the new reality: chokepoints can reopen physically while remaining closed economically. ... [On Iran’s plans:] It will charge a passage fee which it will use to rebuild the country. The number of ships and oil tankers passing the Strait will be initially reduced until confidence starts to build up in Iranian administration of the Strait.

According to international media reports, including Bloomberg and Lloyd’s List Intelligence, Iran has begun charging oil tankers for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan has been relaying messages between the United States and Iran and has publicly offered to host direct or indirect negotiations, describing its role as part of "broader back-channel diplomacy aimed at reducing tensions" and potentially opening a diplomatic channel to stabilize the strait. Pakistani officials emphasize that their mediation is at an early stage and that whether talks occur "will depend on whether Washington and Tehran conclude that diplomacy offers a way to limit the conflict."

British-led diplomatic efforts produced a joint statement from eight Western allies supporting a coalition to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial shipping and oil tankers. The statement called on Iran to stop attempts to block the strait and described the situation as a de facto closure.

Starting on March 4, 2026, Iranian forces have declared the Strait "closed," threatening and carrying out attacks on ships attempting to transit the waterway. ... The conflict and intermittent closures of the Strait of Hormuz have had significant impacts on global oil, gas, and other commodity flows, as well as on regional security dynamics.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that responsibility for restoring maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels rests solely with Tehran. Speaking during a joint news conference in Baghdad with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, Araqchi said Iran would determine when normal shipping resumes through the strategic waterway. ... "Under the memorandum of understanding, the Strait of Hormuz will return to its pre-war capacity within 30 days under the management that Iran will put in place and after the Islamic Republic of Iran removes the obstacles... Responsibility for them rests with the Islamic Republic of Iran. No other body or country bears any responsibility in this regard under the memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the United States."

Al Jazeera’s live coverage describes ongoing negotiations over the status of the Strait of Hormuz in the context of the US-Iran war. It reports that "Washington is said to be pushing for a public statement that Iran will not fire at commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz" and notes that mediators have been involved in efforts to secure guarantees on freedom of navigation.

A report describes that "Iran's joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a 'forceful response,' ratcheting up tensions again over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies." It adds that this statement came "after both U.S. and Iranian diplomats met with mediators Wednesday in Qatar" regarding the situation in the strait.

(NewsNation) — Mediators have reported "positive advancements" in the indirect discussions between the United States and Iran, despite ongoing key disagreements that are hindering broader negotiations. These conversations, facilitated by mediators from both Qatar and Pakistan, have focused in part on tensions and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where a fragile ceasefire appears to be holding after recent strikes, allowing some shipping activities to proceed, but not yet fully restoring the situation to its previous state.

Coverage notes that "Iran’s top diplomat warned Sunday that any attempt by shipping to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would 'increase tensions' in the Middle East, as US and Iranian forces again traded attacks across the vital seaway." It explains that these exchanges "underscored the fragility of a Pakistan-brokered agreement aimed at ending the war launched by the United States and Israel in February, which disrupted shipping through the strait and rattled global energy markets."

The report says Trump issued an ultimatum demanding that Iran fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, reflecting high-pressure international efforts focused on restoring unrestricted passage.

HA, (News) — Transport has resumed through the Strait of Hormuz following the conclusion of a U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding. However, the reopening is approached with caution, as over 500 vessels remain anchored on both sides of the waterway, and at least one mine has already been detected. ... Demining efforts are anticipated to become a central focus of international diplomatic initiatives in the upcoming weeks, with G7 nations, including Britain and France, showing interest in providing assistance for clearance operations. Shipping organizations indicate that plans for a complete resumption of operations are still in flux, and the economic recovery from over 100 days disruption to energy markets requires significantly more time.

A report on the Switzerland talks says mediators announced that "the agreement calls for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point for global energy shipments, and ending all hostilities, including in the Gulf and the wider Middle East." The mediators, described as regional actors, emphasized that restoring safe passage through the strait was central to the roadmap between the US and Iran.

A former American diplomat said that the only way to open the Strait of Hormuz is negotiation with Iran, indicating that diplomacy remained the preferred mechanism for addressing the strait’s status.

Iranian armed forces say they've closed the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli attacks on Lebanon, just days after an agreement with the US to reopen it. ... There’s a 60-day window where there will be no tolls, but there is no indication that there's an abandonment of the bureaucratic permission scheme that was being stood up under the Persian Gulf Strait Authority by the Iranians. ... What the Iranians are trying to do is to establish bureaucratic and administrative control over the strait rather than military control, so that in future if need be, they could exercise some sort of administrative restrictions or bureaucratic restrictions over the strait.

An Instagram post by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shares a "joint statement issued by mediators Qatar and Pakistan" saying that "the US and Iran had agreed to a roadmap towards a final deal within 60 days." The statement focuses on mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran and notes that Qatar and Pakistan are acting as mediating countries, but does not quote any diplomat referencing Kan News or explicitly claiming to restore the Strait of Hormuz to its previous state.

Strait of Hormuz at Near-Standstill as Gulf Mediators Test Diplomatic Channels Around a Collapsing US-Iran MOU. The article describes how Gulf-state mediators, led by Qatar and Oman, have attempted to use back-channel negotiations and shipping guarantees to revive the memorandum of understanding and "recreate the pre-crisis operating environment" in the strait, but notes that traffic remains far below normal and that military escorts and new tolls prevent a full return to the earlier status quo.

JUST IN: Iran's joint military command says that the Strait of Hormuz is closed again and cites Israeli attacks in Lebanon. | via Associated Press ... Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, causing doubts on the strength of the ceasefire deal reached between Tehran and Washington.

A short video reel quotes Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh warning that "Any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz will be met with a decisive and swift response from the armed forces" and asserting Iran’s control over navigation. The accompanying text mentions ongoing mediation but focuses on deterrent threats rather than any explicit effort to restore the situation in the strait to a prior status quo.

The historic US-Iran peace deal is set to reopen the Strait of Hormuz this Friday, bringing immense relief to global energy markets. ... President Trump has announced that the US naval blockade on Iranian ports will be lifted and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the agreement is finalized. ... Estimates suggest that around 85% of lost oil volumes could return by October. But a full recovery, especially from damaged oil infrastructure in countries like Iraq and Kuwait, could stretch into 2027.

A YouTube segment discussing the Strait of Hormuz crisis notes that "the president has consistently really in recent days only talked about two issues"—the nuclear file and the Strait of Hormuz—and that "he really wanted other people to fix that" rather than the US taking unilateral action. The speaker adds that "we have no choice but to use whatever means we can, including at the negotiating table to get the strait open," underscoring reliance on mediators and negotiations, though the clip does not mention Kan News or a diplomat claiming the situation could be returned to its previous state.

Pakistani mediators said the deal is going to end the war in the Middle East, end the fighting in Lebanon, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide a framework to solve other disputes. In their characterization, mediation aims to "reopen" and normalize traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, but they do not explicitly claim that the situation can be restored exactly to its previous state prior to the conflict.

My interview with CNN reacting to Iran's announcement of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire. In the discussion, the analyst notes that while the reopening marks a significant achievement of mediation efforts, the security protocols and monitoring mechanisms are different from those in place before the war, meaning the situation, though improved, is not identical to the previous status quo.

The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic strait connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, and it lies between Iran and the Musandam Peninsula. This background source helps explain why mediators would focus on restoring free passage there.

The post repeats the same Kan News wording: a diplomat from one of the mediating countries said the mediators tried to convince Iran to return the situation in the Strait of Hormuz to its previous state, fully open and without restrictions. This is a direct broadcast clip but is lower in editorial transparency than the Kan page itself.

This post discusses the evolving diplomatic and military situation around the Strait of Hormuz, including mediation efforts by regional actors such as Qatar and Pakistan, and debates over whether traffic and governance can or should be restored to the pre-war status quo. It notes that while some mediators seek a return to previous arrangements, Iranian negotiators have publicly stated that the strait "will never return" fully to its prior conditions, indicating tensions between restoration efforts and Iran’s insistence on new control mechanisms.

Iran can't close the Strait of Hormuz, says former diplomat, discussing the legal and practical constraints on Iran’s ability to fully block shipping. He argues that international pressure and ongoing diplomacy by Gulf and Asian states aim to keep the waterway open and move conditions "closer to normal," but acknowledges that the threat environment and insurance costs remain elevated compared to the pre-crisis period.