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Trump Announces 60-Day Iran Cease-Fire, Opens Hormuz Strait

6/17/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran and a 60-day opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
He repeatedly called the 2015 Obama-Iran accord a disaster.
Trump said the Obama agreement lifted sanctions and failed to curb Iran’s malign behavior.
The new arrangement differs because it only pauses hostilities and limits the strait opening to sixty days.

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire with Iran and a 60-day opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
He repeatedly called the 2015 Obama-Iran accord a disaster.
Trump said the Obama agreement lifted sanctions and failed to curb Iran’s malign behavior.
The new arrangement differs because it only pauses hostilities and limits the strait opening to sixty days.