Overview
- Iran’s foreign minister said Friday the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” to commercial ships for the rest of the 10‑day Israel–Lebanon ceasefire, with transits subject to Iranian military authorization and no passage for warships.
- President Donald Trump said the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports will stay in place until a deal is reached and warned he may not extend the ceasefire, raising the risk that fighting and shipping limits could resume.
- Ship‑tracking data cited Saturday by broadcasters and monitoring sites showed at least six tankers and cargo vessels moving through Hormuz after the announcement, signaling partial traffic recovery under Iran’s stated conditions.
- European leaders meeting in Paris prepared a defensive maritime mission to secure navigation once hostilities and legal terms allow, with a follow‑up military planning session set next week in London and a preference for a United Nations mandate.
- Trump repeated that Iran would transfer its enriched uranium to the United States, a claim Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected as unacceptable, underscoring that core nuclear terms remain disputed even as shipping restarts.