The Strait of Hormuz remains closed following a US/Israel-Iran war that erupted in late February 2026, with Iran having deployed mines and launched missile/UAV attacks against commercial shipping; a multinational coalition led by France and the UK is preparing a mine-countermeasures security mission to reopen the waterway once conditions allow. Commercial vessel transits through the Strait are currently halted, with the US Navy additionally blockading Iranian ports in the Gulf.