US military lifts Strait of Hormuz naval blockade after Iran MOU signed

Photo: President Donald J. Trump signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America at the Palace of Versailles, France on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr. US government work. Article by Filip Timotija. The Hill – June 18, 2026. 

The U.S. military lifted its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S., Iran and intermediaries signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the conflict in the Middle East. U.S. forces ended the blockade, which barred maritime traffic from entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) wrote in a Thursday social media post. The blockade had been in place since mid-April. […]

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