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HORMUZ STRAIT

Iran's foreign minister says passage of vessels via Hormuz Strait is open during cease-fire


Cars drive near a billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz on a building in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026. (Credit: Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

Iran's foreign minister said on Friday that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the cease-fire, in line with the cease-fire in Lebanon.

The passage of vessels through the strait will be on the coordinated route as already announced by the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran, Abbas Araqchi added in a post on X.

Iran's foreign minister said on Friday that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the cease-fire, in line with the cease-fire in Lebanon.

The passage of vessels through the strait will be on the coordinated route as already announced by the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran, Abbas Araqchi added in a post on X.