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Iran says strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels as oil prices fall

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Iran says strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels as oil prices fall

Trump claims Tehran will also suspend nuclear programme as Lebanon truce enters first full day

Iran’s foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, reinforcing hopes for an eventual end to the war in the Middle East and sending oil prices tumbling despite analysts’ warnings that there will be no immediate widespread resumption of passage through the vital waterway.

In a barrage of social media posts, Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Iran had agreed never to close the strategic waterway again, hailing “A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!”

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Originally reported by The Guardian