Foreign: Three large Saudi-flagged oil tankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end a war that has disrupted global energy supplies.
According to Reuters, published on June 18, 2026, But in Lebanon, where more than a million people have been displaced by the fighting, Israeli forces launched new air strikes on Thursday morning, raising doubts about how far Trump will go to force his wartime ally to stop the offensive he has vowed to end.
Trump signed on Wednesday a “memorandum of understanding” to end the war, as did Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, bringing it into effect two days earlier than previously expected. The memorandum called for the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the US blockade of Iranian ports.
Although shippers say it will take time for the strait to reach pre-war levels, with safe access and mine clearance needed, there are still immediate signs of impact.
Translated by: Nay Tola
