US Lifts Blockade of Strait of Hormuz06/19/2026The U.S. has lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel, as the tentative agreement to end the war took effect. A Trump administration envoy told U.S. lawmakers in a private briefing that Iran will invite the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency to inspect its nuclear sites. The agreement states that Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium must at minimum be diluted under international supervision.