Iran negotiator Ghalibaf says Hormuz will not open until US meets demands

TEHRAN - Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Aug 18 that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United States meets Tehran’s demands, including lifting a naval blockade.“I want to state clearly that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the American commitments stipulated

Ghalibaf claimed that the US only agreed to the original Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding “out of desperation,” alleging that the US has experienced “heavy political defeat.”

DUBAI: The Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until the US meets the conditions of an interim deal signed with Iran in June, the top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in comments published by state media on Tuesday (Aug 18).These conditions include the US lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, lifting oil s

DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until the U.S. meets the conditions of an interim deal signed with Iran in June, the top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in comments published by state media on Tuesday. These conditions include the U.S. lifting its blockade of Iranian ports

Hormuz Strait to remain shut until U.S. meets interim deal conditions, Iran says  Reuters

Hormuz Strait to remain closed until US meets interim deal conditions, says Iran The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US meets conditions of the interim deal with Iran including lifting the marine blockade and sanctions as well as freeing Iran's frozen assets, Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher G

Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was 17 percent of the pre-conflict average in the past seven days, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre. Control of the critical waterway has become the focus of the war recently, with US President Donald Trump saying Thursday that he plans to

Iran has called on the US to accept defeat, while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as "very evil" and told Americans to prepare for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war.