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The president said the naval blockade “will now be lifted” and ships may return home, ahead of a Situation Room session to decide on a potential deal with Iran.
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Will Donald Trump announce that the United States blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has been lifted by May 31, 2026?
President Donald Trump said on May 29 that the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz “will now be lifted,” and that ships caught in the waterway may begin the process of heading home. He made the statement in a post on Truth Social, adding that he would convene a meeting in the White House Situation Room to make a “final determination” on a potential agreement with Iran.
Trump demanded that Iran never obtain a nuclear weapon and that the strait be immediately reopened, according to his post. The blockade was originally imposed on April 12, 2026, as part of an escalating standoff over Iran’s nuclear program and its threats to disrupt oil shipments through the strategic chokepoint.
No official White House proclamation or executive order has yet been issued confirming the lift. The president’s social-media statement is the clearest signal to date, but the Situation Room meeting has not concluded, and the timing of any formal announcement remains uncertain.
Multiple news outlets, including USA Today, CNN, and BNN Bloomberg, reported Trump’s remarks on the same day. The reports quoted his post directly and noted that the announcement comes during ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over limits on Tehran’s nuclear activities.
The next real-world test is whether Trump issues an official U.S. government statement or directive before May 31, when the Situation Room meeting’s outcome—and the fate of the blockade—will become clear.
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