While the US President Donald tramp talks that the matter with Iran is over, that the Islamic Republic has just signed a peace agreement on its knees in the spirit of his will, and by the way threatens with new bombings if it turns out that it is not over after all, from Tehran different information is coming.
Although progress has been made, there is still a significant gap between the two countries, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in an interview with the state-run Tasnim news agency on Sunday morning. Although some disputed points have been resolved, other points remain unresolved, he continued, "we are still far from a final agreement".
Iran controls all shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Ghalibaf emphasized. And that this is de facto shows that Tehran has canceled the announced opening of this waterway, which is crucially important for the global oil market, so the ships stuck in the Persian Gulf do not dare to go to world ports. It was Tehran's response to the US blockade of all ships that have anything to do with Iran.
Photo: AP PhotoStrait of Hormuz: Ships stuck in the Persian Gulf
"Stupid and insignificant blockade"
"The US decision to impose a blockade was stupid and ignorant," Ghalibaf said. "If the blockade is not lifted, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will undoubtedly be limited," he threatened.
According to the Fars news agency, the spokesman of the headquarters of the Iranian armed forces previously cited the American blockade of Iranian ports as the reason for the re-closing of the strait - less than 24 hours after its opening was announced.
The US military has announced that it will continue to take action against ships that seek to approach or leave Iranian ports.
Trump replies to all that that he doesn't care that Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz again. Tehran has been doing it for years, Trump said in the White House, and that "they can't blackmail them with it." At the same time, he emphasized that both sides are continuing negotiations and that the talks are currently promising: "It's really going very well," he said.
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