Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until US abides by deal, Iranian parliament speaker says

The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States adheres to the terms of an interim agreement, Iranian chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday, directly countering assertions by US President Donald Trump that the waterway is open. In a briefing to parliament, Ghal

Iran war latest: Ghalibaf says Strait of Hormuz to stay shut until US meets terms  thenationalnews.com

More than five months into the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's parliament speaker says the waterway will remain closed until the US meets Tehran's demands. The announcement comes as a ship transiting the Strait was hit and damaged by an "unknown projectile," resulting in a crew casualty.

Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US lifts sanctions, releases frozen funds and ends military operations against Tehran.

A projectile hit a ship as it sailed out of the waterway and ‘resulted in a crew casualty’ off the coast of Oman, UKMTO says

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

With no deal in sight to end the conflict in Iran or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices are up once again. Charlie D'Agata reports.

The chilling threat comes following anothe weekend of escalating US-Iran tensions.

Iran's Major General Amir Hatami said Donald Trump would have his "legs broken" after he claimed that the United States would take over the Strait of Hormuz

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.