ReportedDiplomacy & politicsStrait of Hormuz
Iran says Hormuz will remain closed until U.S. accepts its conditions
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 2:41 PM in Tehran
- Where
- Strait of Hormuz
Iranian parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen unless the United States accepted Tehran's seven conditions under its proposed seven-day plan, according to state-linked Nournews.
Why it matters
The statement sets Tehran's stated threshold for restoring transit through the waterway used for a major share of global oil and liquefied natural-gas shipments.
Source
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
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