US allows more than a dozen ships through to Iranian ports, lifting blockade under deal, Vance says
More than 12.5 million barrels moved through the strait overnight as the interim deal took effect and talks over Iran’s nuclear program remain ahead.
- On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance announced the U.S. Navy formally lifted its blockade on Iranian ports, allowing more than a dozen ships through the Strait of Hormuz and facilitating 12.5 million barrels of oil flow Wednesday night.
- President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday ending the West Asia war, triggering a 60-day negotiation clock and requiring Tehran to dilute enriched uranium for economic relief.
- U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff informed lawmakers Iran will invite the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect nuclear sites, while the pact establishes a $300 billion postwar reconstruction fund contingent on Tehran's compliance.
- Vice President Vance issued a sharp rebuke to Israeli officials, warning that "Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time."
- While Iranian state media reports shipping has "normalised" at southern ports, Vance delayed his planned trip to Switzerland for technical negotiations, highlighting lingering logistical challenges in implementing the agreement.
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The US officially declared the blockade of Iranian ports to be over.
US Ends Blockade as Khamenei Calls Trump Desperate
The US has ended its naval blockade of Iranian ports, one of the terms of the newly signed agreement with Iran, and oil tankers resumed moving through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. US Central Command said the blockade was lifted on presidential orders, though some warships will stay nearby,...
US Lifts Maritime Blockade On Iranian Ports After Signing MOU, Says CENTCOM
Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday (local time) announced that the United States has lifted its maritime blockade on all traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, marking a major implementation step under the newly signed US-Iran agreemen
US says it lifted blockade on Iranian ports
US says it lifted blockade on Iranian ports US Vice President JD Vance has announced that Washington has lifted its blockade on Iranian ports as the Strait of Hormuz reopens to commercial shipping. "Centcom has allowed north of a dozen ships to go through our naval blockade. And so we're also honouring our end of the early part of the agreement," he said. “CENTCOM has allowed north of a dozen ships to go through our naval blockade. And so we…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. lifted its blockade of Iran on Thursday, and oil ships began to move freely through the Strait of Ormuz after months without being able to use the canal, while the tentative agreement to end the war came into effect. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance announced that he could postpone a trip to Switzerland that was scheduled for Friday and included a ceremonial signing of the agreement. The visit could have helped start…
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