A senior US administration official told Fox News that the emerging framework agreement with Iran requires Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without collecting tolls, while the US lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The official described the deal as 'great and very strong'; demining in the waterway will be addressed in a later phase.
The latest on-the-record characterization of the US-Iran framework deal comes from a senior administration official speaking to Fox News at 04:08 Jerusalem. The official described the core trade: Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz 'with no tolls,' a direct rebuke to recent statements by the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, who insisted toll collection would continue (as The Zioneer reported at 21:13 Jun 13). In exchange, the US lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The official added that demining operations are deferred to a later phase, suggesting the waterway may still be partially mined when commercial shipping resumes.
The announcement comes after President Trump stated on Saturday evening that the deal would be signed Sunday (The Zioneer, 23:13 Jun 13), a timeline Iran's foreign ministry pushed back against. Earlier this week, a senior US official outlined five principles including dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program and asset release only after Tehran fulfills commitments (Israel Hayom, 00:46 Jun 13). The analyst Barak Betesh (i24NEWS) assessed at 21:02 Jun 13 that the odds of Iran immediately opening the strait without frozen asset release were 'near zero' — a gap the official's remarks may partially address, though the blockade-lifting component remains tied to the strait's reopening rather than upfront sanctions relief.
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