Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for all commercial vessels and will remain so during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.
“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,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X on Friday.
10-day ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Lebanon late on Thursday, though it was unclear whether armed group Hezbollah, which has been fighting Israel’s invasion of the south over the course of the Iran war, would recognise it.
The passage of vessels through the strait will be on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran, Araghchi added.
United States President Donald Trump confirmed in a social media post that the strait was “completely open and ready for business and full passage”, though he went on to add that the US naval blockade of Iran would “remain in full force” until Iran reached a deal with the US to end the war.
A senior Iranian military official told the Iranian state media that only non-military vessels would be allowed to transit the strait with permission from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
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