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.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA 10-day ceasefire was agreed upon between Israel and Lebanon late on Thursday, though it was unclear whether the armed group Hezbollah, which has been fighting Israel’s invasion of the south over the course of the war on Iran, would recognise it.The passage of vessels through the strait will be on the coordinated route as already announced by the 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.He said in a separate post that Iran had agreed to “never close the Strait of Hormuz again”.“It will no longer be used as a weapon against the World!” he added.A senior Iranian military official told the state media that only nonmilitary vessels would be allowed to transit the strait, with permission from the Iranian Islamic Revolu …
