Dara Buskaran

In a post on the social media platform X, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakci said,

said the passage for commercial vessels is, quote, completely open in the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of the ceasefire in Lebanon.

Arakji said ships could use a coordinated route determined by Tehran.

That may be a reference to Iran allowing certain vessels to pass through its coastal waters before the U.S.

imposed its own naval blockade on the strait.

He made no reference to clearing mines in the strait.

U.S.

President Trump responded with his own posts, saying the U.S.

blockade of Iranian ports would continue until negotiations end.

For NPR News, I'm Dara Buskaran.

In Van, Turkey.