Rubio Tells Congress: No Iran Sanctions Relief for Reopening Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Secretary of State confirmed no sanctions relief has been offered to Iran in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which remains closed amid an ongoing U.S.-Iran war that began on February 28, 2026. This prolonged closure of one of the world's most critical oil shipping chokepoints poses a major ongoing disruption to global maritime trade and tanker routes through the Persian Gulf.