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Iran announces that the Strait of Hormuz will remain "fully open" as long as the cease-fire continues

The Iranian Foreign Minister has made this announcement just after the entry into force of the Israeli-Lebanese Summit. He has indicated that ships must follow a "notified and coordinated" route by the Iranian Port and Maritime Organization. 

USA9948. MIAMI (ESTADOS UNIDOS), 16/04/2026.- Fotografía tomada de la cuenta oficial en X del Comando Central de Estados Unidos @CENTCOM donde se muestra el buque USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transitando por el mar Arábigo. El Comando Central afirmó que las Fuerzas Armadas estadounidenses "no están bloqueando el estrecho de Ormuz", sino solo los barcos que salen o se dirigen a Irán, con al menos 14 buques desviados en los últimos tres días. EFE/ @CENTCOM /SOLO USO EDITORIAL/NO VENTAS/SOLO DISPONIBLE PARA ILUSTRAR LA NOTICIA QUE ACOMPAÑA (CRÉDITO OBLIGATORIO)

A U.S. ship in the Arabian Sea near the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced today that the Strait of Hormuz will remain "fullyopen  "for commercial navigation  during the ceasefire agreed with the US. 

"With regard to the cease-fire in Lebanon, and as long as it remains in force, all merchant ships will be able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which will be completely open," the Foreign Minister said on social media. 

It clarifies that the Iranian Port and Maritime Organization  will have to follow a "notified and coordinated" route. 

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