Iran Denies Reports of Agreement on Strait of Hormuz
Tehran has dismissed as false reports that it accepted Qatar's proposal to resume shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, stating the strait will remain closed.
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Information that Iran has accepted a proposal by Qatari mediators to resume operations in the Strait of Hormuz is unreliable, the Fars news agency reported, citing a representative of the Iranian negotiating team.
According to the official, no agreement exists on resuming navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, and reports to that effect are false. The source stressed that the strait will remain closed as long as "the United States continues its hostile actions."
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to cancel a planned powerful strike on Iran after the general terms of a future agreement were coordinated. The American leader noted that the agreements provide for the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the end of Iran's nuclear threat.
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US President Donald Trump agreed to cancel a planned powerful strike on Iran after general terms of a future agreement were coordinated.
The American leader noted that the agreements provide for the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the end of Iran's nuclear threat.
Reports emerged that Iran accepted a Qatari mediators' proposal to resume operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran denied these reports, calling them false, and said the strait will remain closed as long as the US continues its hostile actions.