Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” for the remaining period of the ceasefire. In a post on X, he said that the passage will be open for all commercial vessels.
“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran”, Araghchi wrote on X.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump also confirmed on social media that the Strait of Hormuz is “fully open”. “Iran has just announced that the strait of Iran is fully open and ready for full passage. Thank you!”, Trump wrote.
However, in a separate post, Trump clarified that despite the strait being open, the naval blockade by the US will continue in full force till the “transaction” with Iran is complete.
