Iran and the United States have reached an agreement on fully opening the Strait of Hormuz

Odaily Planet Daily News: The United States and Iran have reached an agreement in principle on a memorandum of understanding framework. Once signed, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will be fully restored within 30 days. The report cites an anonymous senior U.S. government official who states that the U.S. and Iran have developed a "framework" for a memorandum of understanding, including a 60-day extension of the ceasefire so that both sides can reach a "final agreement" to permanently end the Iran conflict. During this period, mines will be cleared from the Strait of Hormuz and it will be reopened. The official said that the memorandum of understanding includes a "commitment" that Iran will not possess nuclear weapons. Over the next two months, the U.S. and Iran will discuss the "mechanism" for implementing this commitment.

However, on the 24th, the U.S. and Iran did not sign any agreement. An anonymous diplomatic source familiar with the matter told The Washington Post that once the memorandum of understanding is signed, Iran will immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and measures will be taken within 30 days to ensure the channel is restored to pre-war conditions. Additionally, Iran, the U.S., and their allies will announce an immediate halt to all military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon. The report also quotes an anonymous Iranian official who says that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will be phased. In the first phase, the U.S. will unfreeze $12 billion of Iranian assets, mine clearance in the Strait of Hormuz will begin, and U.S. sanctions will be lifted. However, the Iranian official stated that the memorandum of understanding does not include the nuclear agreement, only promising to negotiate on nuclear issues later, with more details expected to be released around the 25th. (Xinhua News Agency)