Deutsche WelleAfter announcing that the Strait of Hormuz is open, Iran said it would close the vital waterway again unless the United States lifted its blockade. DW has more.
Iran will close the Hormuz Strait again if the United States maintains a blockade of Iranian ports, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Saturday.
“With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” Ghalibaf wrote on X, adding that passage through the waterway would be along routes determined by Tehran and depend on Iranian authorization.
The statement came hours after Iran announced ships would be allowed to transit the strait and after US President Donald Trump said his country would keep up its blockade until US and Iranian negotiators agreed to a long-term peace deal.
