US Offers to Ease Iran Naval Enforcement for Nuclear Limits, Mine Clearance and Open Shipping Lanes

President Trump said yesterday that Washington would lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports if Iran agreed to never obtain a nuclear weapon, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted shipping without tolls, remove any remaining naval mines, and cooperate with the U.S. and the International Atomic Energy Agency to recover and destroy buried enriched uranium stockpiles.

U.S. officials said talks with Iran are progressing and described the discussions as productive, while noting that any deal must be viewed as a great deal for the country and global security.

The Joint Maritime Information Centre reported that the threat level in the Strait of Hormuz remains critical due to the ongoing U.S. maritime blockade against Iran-linked port facilities. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said Iranian forces coordinated the passage of 20 ships through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.

The adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, who is also a former IRGC commander, made the statement as reported by multiple outlets covering the exchange. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that no agreement with the U.S. has been finalized. Israeli forces issued forced displacement orders for residents of six villages in southern Lebanon, directing them to move north of the Zahrani River.

The Lebanese army reported that two of its soldiers were seriously wounded after an Israeli drone targeted their vehicle in Nabatieh. Lebanese officials met to discuss the security situation in the south and preparations for the next round of negotiations scheduled for June 2 and 3.