Iran Declares Strait Of Hormuz Open; Trump Says US Blockade Of Iranian Ports Remains In Place
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [Unofficial]
April 17, 2026
Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping traffic for the reamiiner of a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, and US President Donald Trump again suggested that Washington and Tehran could reach a deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran in the near future.
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