President Donald Trump said Monday evening that the Strait of Hormuz is partially open and will be fully reopened by Friday, with no tolls for passage. He added that frozen Iranian assets will not be released until Iran "does what it needs to do" and that a memorandum of understanding will be published shortly after Friday.
President Donald Trump said Monday evening that the Strait of Hormuz is already partially open and will be fully reopened by Friday, with no tolls imposed on shipping. He added that frozen Iranian assets will not be released until Iran 'does what it needs to do' and that a memorandum of understanding will be published 'a little after Friday.'
The statement is the latest in a rapid series of pronouncements from Trump. At 17:43 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported his confirmation that the full deal was signed. At 16:14 he stated that oil tankers were departing the strait, contradicting Iranian reports that the reopening awaited a final Friday signing. A prior bulletin at 19:36 reported his claim that the strait was already partially open — the current statement refines the timeline to Friday and adds the conditions on frozen assets and the MOU publication, suggesting the deal is structured in stages.
Frozen Iranian assets have been a central point in the negotiations. Trump's linkage of their release to compliance — rather than to the reopening — signals that Washington intends to maintain leverage beyond the maritime reopening. The backdrop includes a US-Iran framework reportedly reached in Islamabad and formalized in a deal Trump said was signed in full earlier Monday.
What remains open: Trump's statement that the strait is "already partially open" continues to contradict earlier Iranian reports that the reopening would not begin until the final signing on Friday. The actual status of shipping movements in the strait has not been independently verified.
9 developments
- StrongTrump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen as early as Saturday or Monday
- StrongTrump says tankers are sailing out of Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian reports
- StrongTrump: US and Iran close to 60-day ceasefire deal, Strait of Hormuz to reopen
- DevelopingReport: Trump demands immediate, non-phased reopening of Strait of Hormuz and end to naval blockade
Source and signal
- Internal intake