I hereby fully authorize the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” Trump said. “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”
“With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the deal on Friday [...] oil will flow on both ends again for the region, and the World!” he said in a separate post.
After five months of false starts, denials, and reversals, the US-Iran peace process has produced its first confirmed concrete result. Despite renewed Israeli interference attempting to disrupt the process, Trump announced free passage through the Strait of Hormuz and authorized the immediate lifting of the US naval blockade against Iran. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister confirmed that the text of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding has been finalized and will be formally signed in Switzerland this Friday, June 19.
