Tehran has announced the complete reopening of the waterway for the entire duration of the ceasefire in Lebanon
A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz. © Getty Images / Gallo Images; Orbital Horizon; Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025
Passage
for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is now
completely open, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi declared
on Friday. He added that the waterway will remain open for the remainder
of the ceasefire in Lebanon.
Araghchi’s announcement came shortly
after a 10-day truce came into force between the Israel Defense Forces
(IDF) and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, which has been one of
the major obstacles to a peace deal between Iran and the US.
Writing on X, the Iranian minister stated that “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.”
He noted however, that the vessels would be allowed to move along the “coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran,” suggesting that the strait will remain under Tehran’s control.
US President Donald Trump has responded to Araghchi’s announcement on
his Truth Social account, appearing to thank Tehran for fully reopening
the “strait of Iran.”
The Strait of Hormuz has been shut
down ever since the US and Israel launched an unprovoked attack on Iran
in late February. The closure has driven up energy prices and rattled
the global economy, disrupting one of the world’s most important trade
arteries, which handles around 20% of global crude exports.
In the
minutes following Araghchi’s announcement, oil prices plummeted by more
than 10%, with Crude oil dropping to just over $83 per barrel and Brent
coming in at around $88.