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Formalizing Control Over the Strait of Hormuz Is Iran’s Top Priority
Formalizing its control over the Strait of Hormuz has become Iran’s top priority in negotiations with the US. Tehran says it will not discuss the nuclear issue with Washington until control over the Strait is established. Reuters reported on Thursday, speaking with an Iranian source who explained Tehran is unwilling to speak with American officials []
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Mehr News Agency
· Jun 29, 2026
No country allowed to intervene in demining in Hormuz
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs has stressed Iran's full control over Hormuz Strait, saying that only Iran will be involved in clearing the mines there.
Yemen Press Agency
· Jul 2, 2026
Iran: The Strait of Hormuz is under Iranian sovereignty, not American sovereignty
TEHRAN, July 02 (YPA) – The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister confirmed that the Strait of Hormuz is under Iranian sovereignty and command, and not under the authority of the US Central Command, emphasizing Tehran’s position regarding its responsibility for managing one of the world’s most important waterways for oil transportation. His remarks came amid growing []
Watchdog Report
· Jun 23, 2026
Iran Claims Hormuz — Pay Tolls Or Else
Iran’s rulers now claim they “manage” the world’s most critical oil chokepoint, daring America and its allies to accept a new legal regime in the Strait of Hormuz. Story Snapshot Iran has drawn a huge new control zone in the Strait of Hormuz and demands ships get its permission to pass. A new Iranian “Persian []
Euronews
· Jul 8, 2026
Gulf states brace again for fiery US-Iran showdown as tensions spiral
From the front lines of the US-Iran confrontation, the Gulf nations have again urged both sides, with strategic restraint, not to abandon their negotiations, while Tehran is telegraphing that the Strait of Hormuz is now Iran's.
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jun 30, 2026
Iran: No Need for Others to Interfere in Strait of Hormuz
Iran: No Need for Others to Interfere in Strait of Hormuz
B92.net
· Jul 1, 2026
Defiant message from Tehran: "Hormuz is ours and will be controlled"
Iran, according to Arab media reports and unnamed sources, is insisting on control over the Strait of Hormuz and the possible introduction of tolls for ships passing through, while warning that it is also prepared to use force if necessary.
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Related coverage for "Formalizing Control Over the Strait of Hormuz Is Iran’s Top Priority": Mehr News Agency — No country allowed to intervene in demining in Hormuz. Yemen Press Agency — Iran: The Strait of Hormuz is under Iranian sovereignty, not American sovereignty. Watchdog Report — Iran Claims Hormuz — Pay Tolls Or Else. Euronews — Gulf states brace again for fiery US-Iran showdown as tensions spiral. Yemen News Agency - SABA — Iran: No Need for Others to Interfere in Strait of Hormuz. B92.net — Defiant message from Tehran: "Hormuz is ours and will be controlled"