Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday that checks have confirmed Iranian vessels entered and exited ports without problems, meaning the US has effectively begun fulfilling its commitment to lift the naval blockade. The statement is the latest in a series of Iranian claims about the status of the reported US-Iran understanding.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman claimed early Thursday that the US has begun implementing the lifting of its naval blockade on Iranian ports — the latest in weeks of escalating Iranian announcements about a reported US-Iran understanding.
"Checks have confirmed that our vessels entered and exited ports without problem, meaning the US has effectively begun fulfilling its commitment to lift the blockade," the spokesman said, according to N12's Asaf Rozentzweig.
The comment follows several days of Iranian statements about an 'Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding' reportedly signed last week. As The Zioneer reported, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister claimed earlier this week that the memorandum had been finalized, that the naval blockade was being lifted, and that an immediate permanent end to military operations on all fronts had been declared.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said over the weekend that frozen Iranian assets would be released and a $300 billion reconstruction plan would aid Iran's recovery, naming the lifting of the naval blockade as the first item in the memorandum.
The US has not officially confirmed any such agreement. The claims remain unverified by independent sources, and Israel has not commented publicly on the reported understandings.
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