Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ until cease-fire’s end, Iran foreign minister declares

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all ships — so long as the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire remains in place.

“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all 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,” he said in a post to X.

The cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon went into place on Friday and is scheduled to last 10 days.

Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is ‘completely open’ in wake of Lebanon cease-fire, AP

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all ships NASA Earth Observatory/AFP via Getty Images

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