Iran Reopens Strait Of Hormuz—But Trump Says U.S. Naval Blockade Stays

About this episode

The episode discusses Iran's reopening of the Strait of Hormuz amidst a ceasefire with Israel, while President Trump maintains the U.S. Naval blockade.

Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial shipping traffic Friday, citing Thursday’s ceasefire with Israel in Lebanon, signaling a major breakthrough in the conflict and sending oil prices plummeting, though President Donald Trump said the U.S. Naval blockade on Iran will remain in effect until a permanent peace deal is reached. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Iran
• Strait of Hormuz
• U.S. Naval blockade
• Israel-Lebanon conflict
• oil prices
• ceasefire

Keywords

• Iran
• Strait of Hormuz
• Trump
• Naval blockade
• ceasefire
• oil prices
• Israel
• Lebanon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran

Places: Strait of Hormuz, Israel, Lebanon

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