Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned Donald Trump that Tehran will close the Strait of Hormuz if the US continues the naval blockade. This warning has come shortly after the US President announced that the blockade will be fully implemented.
Ghalibaf said in a post that the movement from Hormuz will take place only on the basis of scheduled route and Iranian permission. He said, ‘The Strait of Hormuz will not remain open if the blockade continues.’
What did Abbas Araghchi say?
This announcement came hours after Iran declared Hormuz open to commercial ships for the remaining period of the ceasefire. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, “Due to the ceasefire in Lebanon, the movement of all commercial vessels through this waterway is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire.”
Hormuz blockade will remain intact: Trump
In response, Trump made it clear that the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place until the agreement with Iran is completed. However, he claimed that this process will be completed very soon as the bottlenecks have already been discussed. Trump warned that if an agreement is not reached, America may start dropping bombs again. He said, ‘I may not take it further, but the blockade of Iranian ports will continue. Unfortunately we will have to start bombing again.
Iranian speaker gave this answer
On this, the Iranian speaker said bluntly, ‘He (Trump) did not win the war with these lies and he will not be able to reach anywhere in the talks. The strait will be open or closed and the rules governing it will be decided by ground reality, not social media. Ghalibaf alleged that Trump made 7 claims in an hour, all of which were false. However, he did not say what exactly the claims were.
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