Passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz "completely open" during ceasefire: Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a post on social media platform X on Friday that in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared "completely open" for the remaining period of the ceasefire.

Later on the same day, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that Iran has fully reopened the strait in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.

Yet, Trump also noted that "the naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran, only, until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100 percent complete."

He added that the process should go very quickly in that most of the points are already negotiated.

Passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz "completely open" during ceasefire: Iranian FM

Passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz "completely open" during ceasefire: Iranian FM

Passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz "completely open" during ceasefire: Iranian foreign minister

The plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Beijing late on Tuesday night as he begins a two-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Upon his arrival, Putin was greeted at the airport by Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and China's Minister of Foreign Affairs.

This marks President Putin's 25th visit to China, with Xi and Putin set to exchange views on bilateral relations, cooperation in various fields, as well as international and regional issues of mutual interest, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.

Putin's plane touches down in Beijing to begin state visit