Vice President JD Vance on June 18 said that the U.S. military has begun lifting its naval blockade of Iran, allowing more than a dozen ships to reach Iranian ports as part of a war-ending agreement signed between Washington and Tehran.
Speaking during a White House briefing, Vance said U.S. Central Command had allowed “north of a dozen ships” to pass and that more than 12.5 million barrels of oil moved through the Strait of Hormuz overnight, describing the developments as early evidence that both sides were implementing the agreement.
“So we’re also honoring our end of the early part of the agreement on the military side,” Vance said….