Iranian State Media: Strait of Hormuz Closed Amid Israeli Strikes
Erin Burnett OutFront
CNN
3.9 • 715 Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Out front next, the breaking news growing cracks in a fragile ceasefire. |
| 0:06.7 | Iran accusing the United States of going back on its word and reportedly shutting down |
| 0:11.5 | the strait of Hormuz. |
| 0:12.7 | So where does this leave the ceasefire after just 24 hours? |
| 0:18.0 | Plus, quote, a trap. |
| 0:20.1 | That is what Iranian officials are calling Trump ceasefire, |
| 0:24.2 | according to the son of a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander, our rare interview |
| 0:29.3 | from Tehran with someone close to the regime. And China playing a major role in this ceasefire. |
| 0:35.1 | But what do people in China think about Trump's war? Wait until you see |
| 0:39.2 | what China's censors are actually allowing to go viral right now. Let's go out front. |
| 0:46.7 | And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. Out front tonight, the breaking news. The ceasefire with Iran |
| 0:51.4 | hanging on tonight by a thread. |
| 0:58.1 | Iran now accusing the United States of not keeping up its end of the deal. |
| 1:03.2 | The White House says the ceasefire is still in effect as long as the Strait of Hormuz is open. |
| 1:08.6 | But Iranian State TV is reporting that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to oil tankers. |
| 1:11.7 | Well, the White House says that claim is not true. Listen to the Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth. |
| 1:16.3 | The street is open. |
| 1:17.8 | Our military is watching. |
| 1:18.9 | I'm sure their military is watching, |
| 1:20.1 | but commerce will flow. |
| 1:23.7 | Online, President Trump writing the United States |
| 1:25.7 | of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. |
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