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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open following a ceasefire accord agreed in Lebanon a day earlier.
Araghchi said in a post on X the strait was open for all commercial vessels for the remainder of the U.S.-brokered 10-day truce between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed between Israel and Lebanon.
He said the passage of ships would need to be along the route that Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization had announced.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: “IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE. THANK YOU!”
Trump has said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon,” although the timing remains unclear.
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