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First Iranian ship passes through US naval blockade zone

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Istanbul, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The first Iranian ships sailed without incident through the area where the United States had maintained a naval blockade, following the agreement reached between Washington and Tehran to end hostilities, the Iranian news agency Fars reported.

According to the semi-official outlet, the maritime transit occurred after US President Donald Trump ordered the lifting of the naval restrictions as part of the understanding reached between the two nations.

The agency specified that an Iranian VLCC supertanker and a livestock carrier departed from international waters bound for Iranian ports, while another tanker crossed the Gulf of Oman toward its assigned export terminal.

Fars did not offer further details on the final destination of the vessels or the cargo carried by the tankers.

The passage of the ships comes two days after the United States and Iran, mediated by Pakistan, announced a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict triggered by the military offensive launched by Washington and Tel Aviv against Iranian territory on February 28.

While the US president asserted that the agreement had already been signed and that the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open starting Friday, Iranian authorities indicated that the official signing of the memorandum would take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on that same date.

According to analysts cited by regional media, the measures adopted so far represent a preliminary implementation of the ceasefire and the temporary lifting of the maritime blockade imposed on Iran, while preparations are underway for the public signing of the agreement and the start of a 60-day period of technical negotiations on various bilateral issues.

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