Iran’s position on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz now includes additional conditions beyond the earlier statement that commercial vessels could continue transiting during the ceasefire period. According to Al Jazeera on April 18, a Defense Ministry spokesperson said reopening of the waterway depends on a ceasefire and other unspecified conditions, described the current status as temporary, and said warships and vessels linked to hostile forces have no right of passage. This adds a more restrictive security-focused message to earlier statements from Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization and Foreign Minister Araghchi that commercial transit routes remained unchanged during the ceasefire.