The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is preparing an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf region following months of disruptions linked to the US-Iran conflict.

The UN's maritime agency launched an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's 60-day negotiation framework, anchored by seven conditions ending hostilities on all fronts, compensation for war damages, Strait of Hormuz sovereignty, sanctions removal, nuclear file closure, and oversight mechanism asserts strategic superiority, ensures sequential implementation, and prevents any future aggression.

Following the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28, Tehran had effectively closed off the vital waterway.

Oil falls Tuesday as investors continue to assess the latest developments in the Middle East, while showing optimism the conflict may end soon.

Oman reaffirms support for toll-free passage through Hormuz Oman's foreign minister Badr Albusaidi has said Muscat remains committed to ensuring toll-free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz following discussions with senior Iranian officials

Ghalibaf says Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war status Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf has said the administration of the Strait of Hormuz will "never return to the pre-war situation", describing the outcome of negotiations in Switzerland as a significant diplomatic achievement

Any transactions during this period must be made in US dollars. "In line with the ongoing productive talks in Switzerland, Iran has committed to free and open transit in the Strait of Hormuz and to permit International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors into their country," Bessent wrote on X

Vance left the ongoing talks in Switzerland progress after claiming progress on multiple fronts, including ensuring the Strait of Hormuz stays open.

Iranian officials head to Oman for Strait of Hormuz talks Iran's Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are travelling to Oman for talks on the management of the Strait of Hormuz

Ship traffic through Strait of Hormuz remains below pre-war levels Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains well below pre-war levels, according to data from analytics firm Kpler, despite vessels gradually returning to the strategic waterway

The update comes even as industry trackers showed Iranian tankers have continued to sail through the strait.

US Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is open and crude oil and natural gas are flowing through.

Ship tracking data shows sharp fall in transits as US and Iranian officials hold talks to save fragile peace framework.

Iranian armed forces say they've closed the vital waterway after Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, The United States and Iran have opened a new round of high-level talks in Switzerland aimed at implementing their interim agreement and preventing renewed regional escalation. While both sides expressed support for diplomacy, tensions remain over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz, where competing claims underscored the fragility of the emerging deal

Trump says only US could impose Hormuz transit charges US President Donald Trump said there would be no tolls for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz during the 60-day ceasefire period established under the memorandum of understanding with Iran

Iran's joint military command said the closure was in response to continued Israeli military operations in Lebanon.

Questions remain about whether a tentative U.S.-Iran agreement can hold amid ongoing regional tensions.

The US-Iran memorandum of understanding does not rule out future tolls in the strait after an initial 60-day period.

Trump threatens US tolls on Hormuz strait if Iran talks fail US President Donald Trump warned Saturday that Washington could impose tolls on the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway if negotiators are unable to complete a deal to end the Iran war

Overplaying Strait of Hormuz card will turn Iran into a pariah state.

US forces monitoring Strait of Hormuz to ensure it stays open The US military on Saturday deniedIran's claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying the critical waterway remained open and that US forces were monitoring the situation to ensure that it continued

US Centcom says 55 vessels passed through Hormuz today US Central Command (Centcom) announced on Saturday that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz remained intact today, with 55 merchant ships carrying cargo and oil to global markets transiting through

Iran's main military command Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters announced Saturday the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing US "breach" of the newly-signed peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) and Israel's ceasefire "violations" in southern Lebanon, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), which oversees traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, announced Friday that all vessels must now submit transit requests at least 48 hours in advance.

The U.S.-Iran deal has raised questions about how the Strait of Hormuz will be governed after the toll-free period ends.

Speaking during a public address, Trump said that in 60 days, we have to make a deal otherwise we will do things that wont make them [Iranians] happy, while adding that he did not believe the situation would reach that point. He also warned that any escalation could threaten oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most important energy routes

Trump thanks China for staying out of Iran conflict Trump says he thanked China for staying out of the conflict with Iran after personally urging Beijing not to intervene. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to keep China away from the fighting, despite Beijings dependence on energy shipments moving through the Strait of Hormuz

Planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland on Friday were cancelled after fighting intensified in Lebanon despite reports of a ceasefire. The escalation has added fresh uncertainty over the timing of negotiations, which Washington sees as central to reopening the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping and restoring stability across the Middle East

Iran plans to charge insurance fees to vessels in Hormuz after US deal expires Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 06/19/2026 - 17:19 Iran lays the groundwork for a new transit system in critical waterway, but will need Oman's buy-in to shore up legal defence Cargo ships are pictured off the coast of the Khor Fakkan container terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the emirate of Sharjah, along the Gulf of Oman, on 19 June 2026 (AFP) Off Iran wants to collect an insurance fee from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz after the 60-day agreement with the US expires, according to multiple media reports

Early signs of reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have lifted the most acute threat to global energy supplies but economic damages from the war will take months to unwind.

The United States said on Thursday that it had lifted its maritime blockade on Iran, while Tehran announced measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two countries, marking a significant step towards easing regional tensions.

US says it lifted blockade on Iranian ports US Vice President JD Vance has announced that Washington has lifted its blockade on Iranian ports as the Strait of Hormuz reopens to commercial shipping

The war-ending 14-point MoU between Tehran and Washington codifies Iran's ascendancy as a regional superpower securing formal recognition of its expanded influence, nuclear deterrence, economic relief, and strategic command over the Strait of Hormuz while consigning the US-Israeli axis to irrelevance and strategic eclipse.

Likewise, Iran never got close to US shores during the war, and did not need to. Its missile and drone attacks depleted the USs stockpile of air defence interceptors to dangerous levels, while its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz drained Washingtons strategic oil reserve to a forty-year low and starved the global economy of fossil fuels

Iran's strait authority to facilitate ships' passage through Hormuz Iran's Supreme National Security Council said in a statement on Thursday that the country's Persian Gulf Strait Authority will take measures to issue fast authorisations to ships wanting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as per the Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) signed by Tehran and Washington

If the Strait of Hormuz reopens following the signing of the Iran peace deal on Friday, experts say it will still take some time to replenish the world's strategic oil stockpiles.

The IEA said on Wednesday that a lasting resolution to the conflict could drive a surge in supply volumes and trigger a major oil overhang next year.

The Strait of Hormuz is set to reopen after Iran and the U.S

Germany deploys ships to Red Sea for possible mission in Hormuz Strait Germany is deploying two ships to the Red Sea to arrange for a possible military mission in the Strait of Hormuz, the country's Defence minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday

While an official meeting was expected on Friday,Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that talks between Tehran and Washington on Friday in Switzerland are not confirmed yet. Here are some of the other latest developments: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding will "enter into force with immediate effect".As a first step, he indicated that Tehran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Washington immediately lifts its naval blockade on the waterway

Macron posts video of Trump signing US-Iran MoU French President EmmanuelMacron posted on X a video of US President Donald Trump signing the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran atVersailles. "This agreement paves the way for lasting peace and allows the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz," he said, adding that the agreement will lead to a "decrease in energy prices"

Pakistan's Prime Minister says US-Iran MoU will enter into force immediately PakistaniPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding will "enter into force with immediate effect". As a first step, he indicated that Tehran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Washington immediately lifts its naval blockade on the waterway

US officials say the deal includes an end to war in Lebanon and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

He also adopted an increasingly combative tone towards Israel. On Sunday, Tehran and Washington reached an agreement that would extenda fragile ceasefire between the two sides for 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran blocked when the US and Israel launched the war

Recovery of ship traffic in Hormuz limited, but signs emerge Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before theIran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening

President Donald Trump announced an agreement to end the war inIranand that he had authorized an end to the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi briefed parliament on the agreement ahead of planned talks in Geneva. Two Iranian supertankers reportedly exited the former US blockade zone as maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued to recover

Shipping firms await proof of safety before returning to Hormuz Shipping companies are waiting for evidence that the agreement between the United States and Iran will hold before resuming operations through the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera Arabic reported

"We are united on this as G7," he wrote. Merz said the agreement presents "an opportunity for the stability of the region and for the global economy" as efforts continue to restore normal shipping through the strategic waterway, the Strait of Hormuz

Iran and the US agree to negotiate a final peace deal over the next 60days and extend the current ceasefire if needed. The US agreed to lift its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz

IEA warns Southeast Asia faces soaring energy costs after war-related disruptions Southeast Asian countries could face sharply rising energy costs unless they accelerate efforts to diversify their energy supplies, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report says disruptions linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, triggered an energy shock across the region, leading to higher fuel costs and increased inflation

Qatar looks to rapidly restart LNG exports once Hormuz reopens: Report Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Tue, 06/16/2026 - 17:00 Source says QatarEnergy is ready to resume LNG production very quickly after US-Iran deal reopens Strait of Hormuz This photo shows QatarEnergy's operating facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, north of Doha, Qatar, on 2 March 2026 (AFP) Off Qatar is aiming to restore a large portion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity within two months, according to a report published by Bloomberg on Tuesday

Iran and Oman reaffirm commitment to free navigation through Hormuz Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Omani counterpart, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, have reaffirmed their countries' commitment to international law governing maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Oman News Agency

'Let Iran control the narrative' Oman is the USs oldest treaty partner in the Gulf, going back to 1833. Trumps threat to blow them up stemmed from anger that Oman did not renounce Irans call to join it in charging a toll in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official told MEE

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States is going to have the Strait of Hormuz fully opened by Friday.

Five Iranian ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as the United States lifted its naval blockade following the announcement of a peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Tehran and Washington, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

The ship-to-ship transfer operations, a shuttling technique long used by Iran to skirt sanctions, are fully controlled by the US military, said eight of the sources, including someone involved in the transfers. Tankers must sail to a meeting point before they reach the strait, then stagger their departures so they are around 3,000 to 4,000 metres apart

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesdays lunch summit would focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The upcoming US-Iran negotiations will be broken into two stages, according to the Iranian minister. The first will cover issues such as the status of the Strait of Hormuz, the USs naval blockade, and reconstruction after the US-Israeli bombardment of Irans infrastructure

Hormuz reopening must be reflected in reality, shipping executive says Shipowners are unlikely to resume regular transit through the Strait of Hormuz for several weeks despite the Iran-US agreement, according to the chief executive of Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)

WSJ calls Iran agreement a 'strategic retreat' by Trump The Wall Street Journal said that the agreement reached by US President Donald Trump with Iran does not amount to a complete strategic victory. Instead, the newspaper said it reflects a retreat from Washingtons original objectives at the outset of the conflict, noting that the US accepted the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Iranian pledges to resume negotiations over its nuclear programme

The U.S. and Iran have issued conflicting statements on how the Strait of Hormuz will be managed.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the country would charge maritime service fees, rather than levy tolls, on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz under a framework agreement with the United States, according to media reports.

Despite repeated claims by Trump administration officials that Iran's navy has been annihilated, Iranian naval forces, including the IRGC Navy, continue to control and manage the Strait of Hormuz, proving that the countrys navy remains a potent force.

Its basically a surrender document from Donald Trump to the supreme leader of Iran. He questioned whether reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the conflict justified the financial and human costs of the war, asking, How is that a win?

Taking the Strait of Hormuz represents an adaptation of Irans longtime strategy of seizing things of value to extract concessions.

Strait of Hormuz management to be jointly decided by Iran, Oman