US says two American merchant ships pass through Strait of Hormuz

Source: New York Post

Two American-flagged merchant ships made it through the Strait of Hormuz, the US military announced Monday, the first indication that the Trump administration was restoring the flow of shipping traffic in the crucial waterway. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the vessels were “safely headed on their journey” and called the successful transit “a first step” in “restor[ing] transit for commercial shipping. ” 3 A container ship in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Saturday, May 2, 2026.