Stocks & Investing·Jun 18, 2026

US Ends Hormuz Blockade, Downplays Tolls as 60-Day Clock Starts

The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program began in earnest. Mona Yacoubian, Director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Balance of Power to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

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US Ends Hormuz Blockade, Downplays Tolls as 60-Day Clock Starts
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The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program began in earnest. Mona Yacoubian, Director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Balance of Power to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

  • The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program began in earnest.
  • Mona Yacoubian, Director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Balance of Power to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its blockade and a complex negotiating period over Tehran’s nuclear program began in earnest. Mona Yacoubian, Director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Balance of Power to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

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