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The Strait of Hormuz is not open to free navigation despite the ceasefire.

Supported Claimed by Government of the United Arab Emirates on 9 April 2026.

The statement

ADNOC chief executive Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said on social media that the Strait of Hormuz was not open, adding that this was not freedom of navigation but coercion.

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  1. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: ADNOC CEO social media post, 9 April · published 2026-04-10 00:00 UTC

Events that bear on it

The evidence for the verdict

  1. Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: Kpler ship-tracking data; Lloyd's List Intelligence; ADNOC CEO post · published 2026-04-10 00:00 UTC
  2. Corroboration NBC Washington Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kpler ship-tracking data analysed by AP · published 2026-04-09 00:00 UTC
  3. Evidence NBC Washington Media · Unaffiliated origin: Kpler ship-tracking data analysed by AP; Trump Truth Social posts · published 2026-04-09 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

WhenFromToWhy
2026-10-30 18:00 UTCOpenSupportedKpler data analysed by AP and Lloyd's List Intelligence figures in ev-20261027-jwaw and ev-20261027-vzq4 show only five to seven ships a day crossing after the ceasefire against about 120 to 140 before the war, more than 600 vessels still stranded, and an LNG tanker turning back from an IRGC-ordered route. Events: ev-20261027-jwaw, ev-20261027-vzq4.

Cite or reuse

The War Record, claim cl-20261027-vex4, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-vex4/

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