00:00Iran said on Friday the Strait of Hormuz was open, though major shipping companies reacted
00:06cautiously, signaling it may take more time for traffic through the choke point to return
00:11to normal levels.
00:13Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakji said in a post on X, the Strait was open for all
00:19commercial vessels for the remainder of the U.S.-brokered 10-day truce between Israel
00:24and Lebanon.
00:25Shortly after, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran, quote,
00:31has just announced that the Strait of Iran is fully open and ready for passage.
00:35This is worship 112.
00:37But statements from both sides have left uncertainty.
00:41Trump said a U.S. blockade of ships sailing to Iranian ports would remain until, quote,
00:46our transaction with Iran is 100% complete.
00:49Iran responded sharply, saying reciprocal measures would be taken if a blockade continued.
00:56Thousands have been killed, and the conflict effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, through
01:00which a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas usually transits.
01:06A senior Iranian official said ships could pass through the Strait only under coordination
01:11with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
01:14And the U.S. Navy warned in an advisory that the mine threat was not fully understood and
01:20avoidance of the area should be considered.
01:22Trump told Reuters on Friday there could probably be more talks between the U.S. and Iran this
01:29weekend.
01:30A Pakistani source involved in mediating said that an upcoming meeting could result in the
01:35signing of a memorandum of understanding, followed by a comprehensive deal within 60 days.
01:41It should be ending pretty soon.
01:42Trump has said a deal to end the war would come soon.
01:46Iranian sources have told Reuters that, quote,
01:49gaps remain to be resolved before reaching a preliminary deal,
01:53while senior clerics struck a defiant tone during Friday prayers.
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