Trump: The passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz has begun
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, announced the start of ship movements to pass through the Strait of Hormuz a day after the finalization of the Iran-U.S. agreement.
Upon arriving in Evian, France, to attend the G7 summit, he wrote on the social network Truth Social that ships have begun moving to exit the Strait of Hormuz, and many of them are loaded with oil.
Trump added that the ships are passing through the southern corridor near the coast of Oman, and this route is completely safe and cleared.
These statements come while the U.S. President had said yesterday that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened after the agreement was signed and demining operations were completed.
In contrast, Iranian official media have reported that the strait remains closed to vessels. The IRIB announced that for more than 96 hours, the IRGC Navy has not issued any passage permits, and until further notice, the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all vessels on both entry and exit routes.
These contradictory statements have increased ambiguities about the actual status of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz following the announcement of the Iran-U.S. agreement.
