President Trump and Iranian officials have said the Strait of Hormuz is open to all commercial vessels, although shipping firms say they're remaining cautious. Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi,

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 ceasefire, in line with the ceasefire ​in Lebanon.

Iran reversed its decision to reopen the strait and warned that it would continue to block it while the US blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

CAIRO — Iran on Saturday quickly reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after the United States announced it would maintain the blockade ordered earlier this week by President Donald Trump.

Iran has doubled down on its pledge to restrict ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remains in place

Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway as Tehran maintained its grip on the who got through and threatened to close it again if the U.

Iran is renewing restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz as US President Donald Trump and officials in Tehran trade barbs over the terms of a potential peace deal.

A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel