After weeks of blockade due to the Iran war, the government in Tehran declared that oil tankers and merchant ships could sail through the strait during the ongoing ceasefire. Conversely, the USA wants to maintain its own naval blockade, which only applies to ships with a starting or destination port in Iran, as President Donald Trump emphasized. It will remain in place “until our agreements with Iran have been fully concluded,” he wrote on the Truth Social platform. This caused outrage in Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghai threatened the US. “The so-called naval blockade is a violation of the ceasefire and will result in an appropriate response from Iran,” he said, according to the Tasnim news agency. Ghalibaf wrote that whether the road is open or closed and which regulations apply will be decided on site, “not through social media”. Trump made false claims. This would mean that the USA would not make any progress in negotiations. (sda/dpa)