Tehran says Strait of Hormuz 'completely open' for remaining duration of ceasefire

Despite a two-week US-Iran ceasefire that expires on Tuesday, Iran has so far not lifted its blockade of the waterway

Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)

Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said in a post on X that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is "declared completely open" for the remaining period of the ceasefire, in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon.

Mr Araqchi said in a post on X that ​the Strait was open for all commercial vessels for the remainder ​of the US-brokered 10-day truce between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed between Israel and Lebanon.