Source clarifies mechanism of temporary reopening of Hormuz Strait

TABNAK, Apr. 17 - An informed source close of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) clarified new dimensions of the Iran-US agreement on the Strait of Hormuz under the two-week ceasefire.

News ID: 7330

Date: 17 April 2026 - 21:10

From the beginning of the ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, Iran was supposed to allow daily passage of a number of ships, the informed source said Friday.

“However” he said “after the ceasefire in Lebanon failed to be implemented and the ceasefire agreement failed to include (ceasefire between) Hezbollah and the Zionist regime of Israel, Iran suspended the agreement on the passage of ships through the Strait."

According to Tasnim, the informed source noted that Iran has set three conditions for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz:

1. The ships must be commercial and the passage of military ships is prohibited, and neither the ships nor the cargo should be related to the hostile countries.

2. Vessels must pass through the route designated by Iran.

3. The passage of ships must be coordinated with the Iranian forces responsible for the passage; as CENTCOM had, before the war, confirmed the management of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) over the Strait of Hormuz.

The informed source further emphasized that the implementation of some preconditions, including the ceasefire in Lebanon, was key to Iran’s decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The source at the same time warned that if naval blockade continues, it will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and the passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be prevented.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced that the Strait of Hormuz will remain fully open to commercial vessels for the remaining period of ceasefire.

In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organization of the Islamic Rep. of Iran,” Araqchi said in a post on his X account on Friday, April 17.

Later, US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the Strait of Hormuz ​is completely open and ready ​for business and full passage, but the naval blockade will ​remain in full force ​and effect as it pertains to ‌Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete.