Tehran Vows to Thwart Blockade as Trump Says Hormuz Oil Shipments Are Back to Normal

Iran has vowed to thwart a blockade, while US President Donald Trump said oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz had returned to normal.

The competing statements came as an explosion was reportedly heard from the direction of the sea on Qeshm Island in southern Iran.

The report said the island itself had not been targeted. The cause of the sound and its precise location were not specified in the available information.

There was no immediate indication in the report that the incident had affected shipping. The information provided also did not independently confirm Trump’s assessment of oil flows through the strait.