U.S. rejects Iranian claims of control over Strait of Hormuz

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Iran asserts Hormuz control as Qatar reports progress in indirect talks with U.S.

(NaturalNews) Senior Iranian officials on July 2 reiterated that the Strait of Hormuz is under Tehranâs command, directly rejecting a US-led regional security dia...

Iran says U.S. will not be allowed to interfere in Strait of Hormuz

Iran says U.S. will not be allowed to interfere in Strait of Hormuz

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 []

Iran calls Hormuz attack a "Mistake" as Nuclear talks hang in the balance

ALBAWABA — Iran has allegedly told the United States that the recent attack on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz was not deliberate, showing its desire to keep diplomatic lines open amid increasing tensions between the two countries...

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.

Iran refutes reports of direct line of communication with US on Strait of Hormuz

According to the IRGC, the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran and the United States has no connection to it

Qalibaf: Iran will not let US interfere in Hormuz, US-Israeli war failed

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that Tehran would not allow any US intervention in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump warns Iran to stop ‘proxies in Lebanon’ or US will hit Tehran 'very hard again'

US President reportedly tells Iranians that if Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz, ‘you won't have a country’

U.S. demands Iran affirm Strait of Hormuz is fully open after exchange of strikes, officials say

The U.S. is demanding Iran affirm that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to shipping traffic and that Iranian forces are not firing on vessels, as the two sides continue to trade strikes in and around the strategic oil chokepoint. A senior U.S. official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation on Friday that...

US demands Iran publicly announce opening of Strait of Hormuz

The United States has demanded that Iran publicly declare the Strait of Hormuz open to international shipping and cease all attacks on commercial ships transiting the waterway following a week of strikes between the two countries. A U.S. official told reporters on Friday that Washington demanded Tehran permit passage through the strait and said the []

US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz

US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz

US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran won't attack ships anymore

The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corridor won’t be attacked anymore. That's according to senior U.S. officials who said internal Tehran power struggles have made it difficult to reach and keep a deal. The...

Iran not let US interfere in Strait of Hormuz: Senior cleric

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The powerful Armed Forces of Iran will not permit any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran provisional Friday prayers leader said, emphasizing that the strait will be run under the management of Islamic Republic.

Trump says US will become ‘guardian’ of Strait of Hormuz and collect tolls

Iran rejects any US control over strait as both sides trade attacks in major threat to negotiations to end their war.

US insists Iran commit to stopping attacks in Hormuz strait, say US officials

By Steve HollandWASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and that all lanes in the strait will be open to shipping with no tolls, senior U.S. officials said on Friday.Iran has adamantly refused to give up control of the strait, the strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil supply typically flows.

As Gulf states come under attack, is Trump's Iran deal close to collapse? - analysis

After Iran's overnight strikes in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, Gulf states are beginning to realize Iran may not step back from its demands to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart | The Bottom Line

Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to deliver a “knockout blow at an acceptable price” to the other side, and both know “they have no choice other than engaging in diplomacy”, but they’re not ready to make uncomfortable concessions, argues Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group. Vaez tells host Steve Clemons that Tehran and Washington are trying to “enforce their own interpretation” of the ceasefire agreement they signed last month. President Trump has become “frustrated” with diplomacy because he’s not seeing “the kind of quick results that he likes to see”, Vaez says. #iran #unitedstates #iranwar #ceasefire #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish

Iranian regime ‘cementing its control’ over the Strait of Hormuz

MST Financial Senior Energy Analyst Saul Kavonic says the Iranian regime is “cementing its control” over the Strait of Hormuz. Mr Kavonic said Iran is attacking and threatening ships going routes they don’t control. “That position is fundamentally untenable for the United States.”

Talks in Oman show signs of strain amid U.S.–Iran tensions

The United States has called on Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships. Read all

‘Reducing Iran's oil exports to zero; A wish that never came true’

TEHRAN- The admission of the ineffectiveness of oil sanctions against Iran comes after the signing of the memorandum of understanding ending the war between America and the Zionist regime against Iran, voiced by American officials. This follows Mohsen Paknejad, the oil minister, having previously responded decisively to Donald Trump's maximum pressure order aimed at reducing Iran's oil exports to zero, declaring that America's maximum pressure policy on Iran's oil exports has failed and that reducing Iran's oil exports to zero is a wish they will never achieve.

Trump 'leaves instructions' on what to do if Iran assassinates him after claiming '1,000 missiles loaded'

The US earlier demanded that Iran publicly state the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships using the vital waterway will not be attacked - but officials blamed the latest strikes against vessels on a power struggle in Tehran

US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks

The United States and Iran each are asserting they control the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East.

Iran condemns 'hostile, interventionist' US–GCC statement

Following US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to the region, Tehran reminded the Gulf states that collaborating with the US would undermine, rather than enhance, their security

US Centcom says Iran does not control Hormuz after Tehran closes strait over Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday (local time) said that Iran does not exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz, even as tensions remain high in the region after heightened military developments linked to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, following which the Islamic Republic announced the closure of the strategic waterway.According to remarks shared by a CENTCOM spokespe

Donald Trump warns Iran against pursuing any assassination attempt

The US earlier demanded Iran must publicly state the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships using the vital waterway will not be attacked.

US demands Iran publicly state that Strait of Hormuz is open and Tehran won’t attack ships anymore

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is demanding that Iran make a public statement saying the Strait of Hormuz is open and that ships crossing the vital corrid...

Strait of Hormuz: UN Maritime Council calls on nations to reject Iran control

The governing council of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization, IMO, has called on countries to reject Iran’s attempt to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz, urging member states not to recognize Tehran’s unilateral measures affecting navigation through the strategic waterway. The resolution was adopted amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran [] Strait of Hormuz: UN Maritime Council calls on nations to reject Iran control

IRGC says Strait of Hormuz is closed to all vessels

Iran and the United States are offering starkly different accounts of activity in the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran claiming restrictions on shipping and Washington reporting record oil flows through the waterway. The dispute follows renewed tensions over Israeli strikes in Lebanon, though diplomatic talks in Switzerland remain on track. Jon Brain reports from Washington.

US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks

US and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks

Rubio Says US Will Not Accept Iranian Tolls on Hormuz

Washington's top diplomat Marco Rubio says the US will not accept any attempt to impose tolls or fees in the Strait of Hormuz, saying, “no country is allowed to do that in international waters. That is existing law.”

US military ‘prepared’ to keep Hormuz an international waterway

CENTCOM said Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. The post US military ‘prepared’ to keep Hormuz an international waterway appeared first on BOL News.

Iran-US war latest: Tehran attacks US military bases as Strait of Hormuz standoff escalates

US military's Central Command says it controls the Strait of Hormuz but Iran's Guard rejects claim