Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on the 17th (local time) that, in line with the Lebanon cease-fire taking effect, the restrictions on passage through the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily lifted.
Minister Araghchi said on X, the social media platform, that "reflecting the Lebanon cease-fire situation, we will fully allow the navigation of all merchant ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the cease-fire period."
Earlier, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day cease-fire on the 16th through U.S. mediation. The cease-fire took effect at 5 p.m. Eastern time that day (6 a.m. on the 17th in Korea).
Minister Araghchi added, "(Merchant ships transiting Hormuz) must follow the 'adjusted route' previously announced by Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization." The route runs beside Iran's Larak Island, not along the existing corridor near Musandam, Oman.
However, it is unclear whether the "cease-fire period" mentioned refers to a truce between the United States and Iran, or the 10-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon.