President says blockade will end once an agreement is signed

The president said the blockade would end once an agreement is signed, offering the clearest statement in a short session about what would be required to lift the measure. "When the agreement is signed, the blockade ends," the president said. "Soon as the agreement gets signed, that's when the blockade ends."

The comment came after a participant referred to reporting that Iran ‘‘still says there's significant differences,’’ and pressed the president on whether those differences would prevent a resolution. The president acknowledged the reporting but said he did not think the differences were "too many" and suggested they could be straightened out if necessary.

A questioner asked what it would take to end the blockade; the president repeated that a signed agreement would be the trigger. The session did not provide further details about the contents of any agreement, timelines, or which parties would sign. No statutes, resolutions or formal actions were presented or recorded during this exchange.

The discussion was part of a brief, informal series of remarks and questions during the meeting; no vote or formal decision occurred on the topic. The meeting moved on to other questions after the president's response.