Trump Says Strait Of Hormuz Will Reopen in Iran Deal
Donald Trump said on Sunday that a deal with Iran would reopen the strait of hormuz to commercial shipping and lift the US naval blockade. He also posted, “Let the oil flow!” after describing the agreement as a “great deal” that would bring “peace and security to the whole region”.
Trump and Iran on Sunday
Trump’s announcement framed the most immediate change for shippers: commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would resume under the deal he said he secured. The Strait of Hormuz is a major oil shipping route, so any reopening would affect tankers already waiting to move cargo through the waterway.
JD Vance said in a Sunday evening interview with that Iran never possessing a nuclear weapon was “built into this agreement”. Vance also said the US will be able to verify compliance, giving the deal a technical enforcement layer beyond Trump’s public promise.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Sunday that “final negotiations will be postponed until after the implementation of the other party's commitments under the memorandum”. That statement leaves Trump’s announcement tied to Iranian conditions rather than immediate implementation.
Energy market experts warned that oil flow through the strait is unlikely to quickly return to pre-war levels. Clearing a large backlog of tankers, removing mines and restoring regular oil shipping and production could take weeks, which means the first reopening would not automatically restore normal trade.
Netanyahu and Lebanon strikes
Trump told the on Sunday that he was furious at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for ordering strikes on Lebanon that weekend. The article said new Israeli military operations in Lebanon could jeopardise the deal and could lead Iran to close Hormuz again.
For shipping companies and oil buyers, the practical issue is not only whether the Strait of Hormuz opens, but whether traffic can move steadily enough to clear the backlog. The next development that matters most is whether Iran follows through on the memorandum terms tied to its other commitments, because the Supreme National Security Council linked final negotiations to that implementation.
