Iran announced Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic for the duration of the current ceasefire.
The statement came from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in a post on the social media platform X.
“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open,” Araghchi wrote.
He added that vessels would travel “on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran.”
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.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi)April 17, 2026
The announcement follows a weeklong halt in U.S. strikes on Iran.
It also comes amid a U.S. military blockade of ships navigating the key international trade route.
The development was quickly publicized by Bloomberg.
(Bloomberg) — The Strait of Hormuz “is declared completely open” for all commercial vessels for the remaining period of ceasefire, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says in an X post.
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