{"id":131717,"date":"2026-03-22T20:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T23:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/901141316"},"modified":"2026-03-22T20:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T23:09:58","slug":"iran-hormuz-shipping-slows-over-insurance-fears-of-us-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/iran-hormuz-shipping-slows-over-insurance-fears-of-us-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Hormuz shipping slows over insurance fears of US war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.shafaq.com\/media\/arcella\/1733673681368.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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\u201cFreedom of Navigation cannot exist without Freedom of Trade.<br \/>\nRespect both\u2014or expect neither.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; Strait of Hormuz is not closed. Ships hesitate because insurers fear the war of choice you initiated\u2014not Iran- No insurer\u2014and no Iranian\u2014will be swayed by more threats. Try respect- Freedom of Navigation cannot exist without Freedom of Trade. Respect both\u2014or expect neither<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/araghchi\/status\/2035790102904082766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, warned that ongoing<br \/>\nUS and Israeli military actions have created a volatile maritime environment,<br \/>\nwhile noting that traffic through the strait continues, with vessels linked to<br \/>\nparties involved in attacks on Iran barred from transit and others allowed to<br \/>\npass in coordination with Iranian authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0647 \u0648\u0632\u0627\u0631\u062a \u0627\u0645\u0648\u0631 \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u0647 \u062f\u0631\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0636\u0639 \u0627\u0635\u0648\u0644\u06cc \u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0627\u062c\u0639 \u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0645\u0646\u06cc\u062a \u0648 \u0627\u06cc\u0645\u0646\u06cc \u062f\u0631\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc \u062f\u0631 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AA%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87_%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062a\u0646\u06af\u0647_\u0647\u0631\u0645\u0632<\/a>\u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06cc \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0628\u0647\u200c\u0639\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u062a\u06cc \u0645\u0633\u0626\u0648\u0644 \u0648 \u067e\u0627\u06cc\u0628\u0646\u062f \u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0635\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0646\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u0644\u0644 \u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f \u0648 \u062d\u0642\u0648\u0642 \u0628\u06cc\u0646\u200c\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0644\u060c \u0647\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0627\u0635\u0644 \u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc \u06a9\u0634\u062a\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0648 \u0627\u0645\u0646\u06cc\u062a \u0648 \u0627\u06cc\u0645\u0646\u06cc \u062f\u0631\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc \u0631\u0627 \u0645\u062d\u062a\u0631\u0645 \u0634\u0645\u0631\u062f\u0647 \u0648 \u062f\u0631 \u0637\u0648\u0644\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5IeGlsL0fw\">pic.twitter.com\/5IeGlsL0fw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0632\u0627\u0631\u062a \u0627\u0645\u0648\u0631 \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c\u0647 (@IRIMFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IRIMFA\/status\/2035785366242800091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Earlier, Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Middle-East\/Iran-warns-of-regional-strikes-as-Trump-threatens-energy-sites\" target=\"_blank\">cautioned<\/a> that it would target US and<br \/>\nIsraeli infrastructure across the Middle East if its energy facilities are<br \/>\nstruck, following Trump\u2019s threat to hit Iranian energy sites within 48 hours<br \/>\nunless the strait is fully reopened.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; Hormuz remains open, attributing reduced <span class=\"match\">shipping<\/span> activity to insurance concerns rather &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}