US lifts maritime blockade on Iranian ports after peace deal
The announcement was made by the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) shortly after the agreement was signed.
US forces on Thursday (18 June) lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas following the signing of a deal between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war.
The announcement was made by the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) shortly after the agreement was signed.
"Today, US forces lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, in accordance with the President's (Donald Trump) direction," CENTCOM said in a statement on the US social media company X.
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The command said American forces are "not impeding the transit of vessels to or from Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman."
CENTCOM added that all military enforcement measures related to the blockade had been terminated, while US naval assets would remain in the region to monitor compliance with the agreement.
"All US military blockade enforcement efforts have ceased. Our great Naval Ships will remain in the general area to make sure that all aspects of the agreement are adhered to, obeyed and in full force and effect."
