This live blog is closed now U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (April 17, 2026) that Iran had agreed to never again shut the Strait of Hormuz, during a string of social media posts indicating a peace deal with Tehran was near. “Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again.
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