America ends Hormuz blockade as talks resume
Strait of Hormuz. (Andrea Campanu/Bloomberg via Getty Images) June 18, 2026 1:42 pm, EDT key takeaways: The United States and Iran begin a 60-day interim peace agreement, reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping after lifting the US blockade and extending the ceasefire. The deal eased oil market tensions, with prices falling from recent highs,
