CNN has issued a breaking news update on the US-Iran conflict, with the channel confirming that US President Donald Trump has ceded the Strait of Hormuz to Iran as part of the ceasefire agreement
Donald Trump has been very vocal on Truth Social(Image: Getty)
CNN’s regular programming was interrupted to bring viewers breaking news about the US-Iran conflict, which has been ongoing since late February.
The network has confirmed that US President Donald Trump surrendered control of the Strait of Hormuz to Iran, with anchor Erin Burnett revealing they will impose a fee on every vessel passing through as part of the ceasefire deal. This development is likely to be a setback for Donald Trump, who has been locked in a battle with Iran over the Strait throughout the conflict.
Burnett opened as the breaking news banner appeared on screen: “Breaking news, Iran’s Foreign Minister has just responded to Trump’s ceasefire announcement, and I want to read part of it to you.”
Confirming that an agreement had been struck, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, stated: “If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations.”
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He continued: “For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.”
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council released a separate, lengthy statement, which the CNN anchor displayed to the camera, indicating that the ceasefire could be extended beyond its initial two weeks if talks proceed positively.
After reading part of the statement, Burnett went on: “It sounds like in a translation acknowledgment of Iran saying they control the Strait of Hormuz. Zachary Cohen, a senior reporter for CNN, joined the discussion, informing viewers: “The piece of this about the Strait of Hormuz really is the most important thing that jumps out immediately,” reports the Express.
He continued: “It’s important for people to remember that the Strait of Hormuz was not controlled in a literal sense by Iran prior to those joint military strikes which kicked off these entire conflicts several weeks ago.”
CNN delivered the breaking news report(Image: CNN)
“Iran responded to the strikes by closing the Strait of Hormuz, and it appears this ceasefire is at least part of the legitimization of Iran’s control of that key waterway.”
The update arrived hours after Trump shared a disturbing message on Truth Social, which read: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
The US leader also stated the deadline would mark “one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the world”.