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Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed until US meets demands
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the US meets Tehran’s demands, including an end to sanctions and compensation for war damage. The blockade of the crucial energy route has rattled markets and pushed up prices, while President Donald Trump said he was taking a low-key approach to negotiations with Iran.
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- 8 Aug 2026, 21:18 CEST → 11 Aug 2026, 04:32 CEST
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Iran says talks with Oman over reopening the Strait of Hormuz are nearing their final stages, but that reopening the waterway depends on further conditions and compensation for what Tehran calls violations of the June agreement. Iran has issued new demands, including that the US lift its naval blockade of the strait an...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the US meets Tehran’s demands, including an end to sanctions and compensation for war damage. The blockade of the crucial energy route has rattled markets and pushed up prices, while President Donald Trump said he was taking a l...
US president’s statement is latest sign that negotations to end war and reopen strait of Hormuz have stalled Donald Trump has said he will demand that Iran pay compensation for the deaths of thousands of US soldiers and Iran’s own civilians killed in recent decades in the latest sign his negotiations to end the war and...
President Donald Trump says he’ll demand compensation from Iran for people killed or wounded in the US war on Iran.
US President Donald Trump said he will seek compensation from Iran for casualties in the war.
US president seeks payment for '50 years' of alleged damages after Iran conditions opening of Hormuz on war reparations.
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