Iranian state news agency ISNA reported on Thursday afternoon that while the blockade on Iranian ports has been lifted and maritime traffic has returned to normal, passage through the Strait of Hormuz still requires coordination with Iranian authorities, according to ISNA. President Trump, in a separate Truth Social post, declared that oil is flowing, Iran will never obtain nuclear weapons, and that the U.S. is 'strong, safe, and respected as never before.'
President Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday afternoon in Jerusalem, declaring that oil is flowing, Iran will never obtain nuclear weapons, and that the U.S. is 'strong, safe, and respected as never before.' The post — published hours after Iranian state news agency ISNA reported that passage through the Strait of Hormuz still requires coordination with Iranian authorities — does not explicitly address the coordination requirement, but reiterates Trump's broader narrative that the Iran deal is delivering on its core promises.
Thursday's report from ISNA, published at 14:13 Jerusalem, stated that despite the lifting of the naval blockade on Iranian ports and the return of maritime traffic to routine, transit through the Strait of Hormuz still requires coordination with Iranian authorities. The ISNA report follows a similar statement earlier on Thursday from Iranian state television, also published at 14:13 Jerusalem, which specified that coordination must be done with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy. The desk has tracked the strait's status since the Trump administration announced a deal ending hostilities last Friday (Jun 12, 00:07 Jerusalem). By Monday, June 15, the president claimed tankers were sailing out of the strait (16:14 Jerusalem) and later that day announced the strait would be fully open by Friday (17:57 Jerusalem). By Tuesday, June 16 (15:41 Jerusalem), Trump reiterated that timeline at a press conference. The Iranian statements Thursday introduced a note of administrative friction that had not been present in the earlier U.S. descriptions.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday, Jun 12 (17:42 Jerusalem), Prime Minister Netanyahu said Trump committed that the final deal will include removal of enriched material and limits on missile production. The full reopening of the strait had been scheduled for Friday, and it remains unclear whether the Iranian coordination requirement affects that timeline or is a routine administrative procedure. Trump's Truth Social post did not touch on the coordination issue. The ISNA report is state-affiliated; no independent verification of the coordination procedure exists in the material.
3 developments
- StrongTrump says tankers are sailing out of Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian reports
- StrongTrump: Strait of Hormuz fully open by Friday, Iran will not get nuclear weapons
- DevelopingReport: Trump demands immediate, non-phased reopening of Strait of Hormuz and end to naval blockade
- StrongTrump: US and Iran close to 60-day ceasefire deal, Strait of Hormuz to reopen
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