The United States has lifted its naval blockade of Iran after signing a memorandum of understanding between the two countries. This was announced by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on social media platform X. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the statement, US forces no longer impede the movement of vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports through the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
"Today, US forces have lifted the blockade on all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas. US forces do not impede the transit of vessels to and from Iranian ports through the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. All measures to enforce the naval blockade have been terminated," the CENTCOM statement said.
However, US warships will remain in the region to monitor compliance with the agreements reached.
On the night of June 18, the US and Iran signed a memorandum aimed at ending the conflict. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian posted a screenshot of the document signed by US President Donald Trump on social media.
The document was negotiated and signed in electronic format.
The parties will now begin negotiations to prepare a final agreement. They have 60 days to do so, but the deadline may be extended by mutual consent.
One of the key points of the memorandum is Iran's commitment to abandon the development or acquisition of nuclear weapons — a demand previously voiced repeatedly by the US side.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that Iran would transfer a plot in the port of the Strait of Hormuz to Kazakhstan, and that the IAEA is considering Kazakhstan as an option for storing Iranian uranium.
On the eve, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a letter to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in which he highly appreciated Islamabad's role in achieving the diplomatic breakthrough between the US and Iran.
Meanwhile, global oil prices fell amid news of the Iran-US agreement.