Overview
- Iran, which announced the move Friday, opened the waterway to commercial ships for the ten-day Lebanon truce on routes set by its maritime authority.
- President Trump said the U.S. will keep blocking vessels tied to Iranian ports until a deal is fully concluded, with another negotiation round under discussion in Pakistan.
- European leaders meeting in Paris began shaping a post-war security mission, with Germany offering minesweepers, a supply ship and aerial reconnaissance only with a ceasefire and a legal mandate, and follow-up planning due in London next week.
- Security experts say several dozen mines likely sit in the strait yet their locations are unverified, which makes clearance and safe passage slow and dangerous.
- Iran warned it could close the waterway again if the U.S. blockade continues, even as oil prices fell about nine percent and ship crews hope long-stalled voyages can restart.