Oil tankers pass through Strait of Hormuz as peace deal ‘close’: live

President Donald Trump has asked if Americans are ‘sick of winning’ after the US declared ‘victory’ over Iran.

Sharing a clip of himself at a rally, in which he spoke about winning, he wrote: ‘ANYONE SICK OF WINNING YET?’

Earlier, he had described the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as a ‘great victory’ in a phone call with USA Today and declared the dispute over the shipping lane to be ‘over’.

Overnight Trump shared a series of posts about the strait in which he claimed China’s President Xi was also ‘very happy’ about the development.

A convoy of oil tankers has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, vessel tracking data shows, after Iran declared the waterway ‘completely open’.

But Tehran warned it could shut the Strait of Hormuz again if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, raising fresh fears over the vital global trade route.

MarineTraffic data showed several vessels moving through the channel, including tankers carrying oil, liquefied petroleum gas and chemicals.

The potential resumption of transit had lifted stock markets on Friday and prompted optimism in Washington, with President Donald Trump saying a broader US-Iran peace deal was ‘very close’.

Transatlantic relations between Britain and the US are in the middle of an ‘extraordinary moment’, the UK’s ambassador in Washington has said, amid heightened tensions over the Iran war.

Speaking at an event in Washington against a backdrop of fierce criticism of Sir Keir Starmer by President Trump, Sir Christian Turner argued the long-standing partnership was pragmatic rather than one of nostalgia, to the benefit of both countries.

He said:

We’re in the middle of this extraordinary moment, geopolitically, geoeconomically, and indeed for the transatlantic relationship.

It is, of course, all relative – 250 years ago we had a small disagreement. We were in the midst of a dispute back then.

To our credit, we’ve only tried to burn down the White House once since, and what began in that moment of tension has been forged into one of the deepest and closest alliances in history.”

I like to think it’s a pragmatic partnership. It’s not one based in backwards looking and nostalgia.

It’s looking forwards as it really secures security and prosperity for both Britons and Americans alike.

For the first time since the outbreak of the conflict between the US and Israel and Iran back in February, Tehran has announced a partial reopening of the country’s airspace.

It said international flights would be permitted to cross the eastern part of the country.

‘Air routes in the eastern section of the country’s airspace are open for international flights transiting through Iran,’ the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said.

Some airports also reopened at 7:00am local time (0330 GMT).

Lebanon has proven to be the crucial element to securing renewed passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah enters its second day.

There was initial confusion when the ceasefire with Iran came into force, with Tehran insisting the agreement included Lebanon, while the US and Israel said it didn’t.

Now that a temporary end to the fighting has been enacted in the country, Iran has finally declared the Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’.

It has pointed directly to the agreement in Lebanon for the end to its blockade, although says a similar move by the US to stop Iranian vessels travelling through the shipping lane must end.

US President Donald Trump claims Iran has agreed to ‘never’ block the route again, although Iran disputes this.

Donald Trump ridiculed as ‘useless’ a planned British-led military taskforce to patrol the Strait of Hormuz.

As Iran declared the waterway ‘completely open’, Sir Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron on Friday said they would send warships to keep it safe.

But while the US President welcomed Tehran’s announcement, he mocked NATO countries offering to send military assets.

He wrote: ‘Now that the Hormuz Strait situation is over, I received a call from NATO asking if we would need some help. I TOLD THEM TO STAY AWAY, UNLESS THEY JUST WANT TO LOAD UP THEIR SHIPS WITH OIL. They were useless when needed, a Paper Tiger!’

It came as 49 leaders, including Sir Keir and Macron, held a summit in Paris on Friday to discuss how to re-open the strait.

The Strait of Hormuz might have been declared ‘completely open’, but the situation remains fragile amid an ongoing blockade of Iranian vessels by US troops.

Iran warned that if US warships intercept vessels coming from Iranian ports, the key global trade artery through which about a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes could be closed again.

‘With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,’ parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X, adding that passage through the waterway would require authorization from Iran.

According to the latest data, the US has turned around 21 ships since Monday.

President Donald Trump has said that the blockade will continue until a full peace deal is reached.

Iran has attempted to impose conditions on ships that are now travelling through the strait, including taking only pre-approved routes.

Good morning and welcome to the Daily Mail’s live blog.

We’ll be bringing all the latest updates on the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz throughout the day.