Dossier
blockade lifting
Coverage of blockade lifting in the Nexus archive.
- US lifts blockade of Iran and Iranian supreme leader endorses direct talks with American officials
The U.S. lifted its blockade of Iran, allowing oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as a tentative agreement to end the war took effect. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei endorsed direct negotiations with the U.S., while a Trump administration envoy revealed Iran will invite the UN's nuclear watchdog to inspect its nuclear sites.