Strait of Hormuz is key to ceasefire deal

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping route in the Gulf region, is one of the world's most important shipping routes and has been a sticking point of the conflict. US President Donald Trump had repeatedly threatened to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure unless it ended its blockade of the global shipping channel, with a deal struck on Tuesday night to reopen the passage through the strait as part of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. However Iran warned on Wednesday that ships p