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Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned Donald Trump that Tehran will close the Strait of Hormuz if the US continues its naval blockade, shortly after the US President said the blockade will remain in "full force".
Ghalibaf, in a post on X, asserted that the passage through the will be conducted based on the "designated route" and with "Iranian authorisation". "With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open," he said.
This comes hours after Iran's announcement that Hormuz is "fully open" for all commercial vessels for the remaining period of the ceasefire. "In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran", Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
Responding to this, Trump clarified that the naval blockade of the strait will remain intact until their "transaction" with Iran is complete. However, he claimed that the process will be concluded "very quickly" as the sticking points have already been negotiated.
Trump also warned that the US may start "dropping bombs again" if the deal is not reached. "Maybe I won't extend it, but the blockade (on Iranian ports) is going to remain. So you have a blockade, and unfortunately, we have to start dropping bombs again," he said.
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; ; Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned Donald Trump that Tehran will close the Strait of Hormuz if the US continues its naval blockade, shortly after the US President ...