Iran had been responding to US President Donald Trump's declaration of a 10-day ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon

Iran had been responding to US President Donald Trump's declaration of a 10-day ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon

Iran had been responding to US President Donald Trump's declaration of a 10-day ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday lifted Tehran's closure on the Strait of Hormuz, sparking questions on how it will impact the US Navy blockade of the waterway.

Iran had been responding to US President Donald Trump's declaration of a 10-day ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon.

"Passage for all commercial vessels through (the) Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire," Araghchi wrote in an X post on Friday, marking a major turning point in the war between Iran and US-Israel forces, currently in a truce state.

While the Central Command of the US military (CENTCOM) has yet to clarify—in detail—the US Navy's stance on Iran's move, Trump has declared that the US Navy blockade would continue in the Strait of Hormuz, while also thanking Tehran.

"IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR FULL PASSAGE," he wrote in a Truth Social post, thanking Iran for the declaration.

However, he was quick to declare that despite Iran's move, the blockade in the strait would continue "UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100 PER CENT COMPLETE," he wrote in a follow-up post.

In doing so, Trump has indicated that he now aims to continue using the blockade as leverage over Iran, as he claims that a peace deal between Iran and the US was nearing completion.

(More details are awaited.)

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