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A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were “separate” from discussions to fully reopen the waterway.
The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as long as the US does not change its behaviour and accept Iran’s conditions to end the war, the newly appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Tuesday.
NYTimes – World A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were “separate” from discussions to fully reopen the waterway.
Iran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remains rejected by President Trump, who said he expected talks to resume; Iran now says its UN delegation has no talks planned with the United States, leaving the waterway closed and the diplomatic path stalled.
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Trump said he expected U.S.-Iran talks to resume a day after rejecting Iran's proposal, but Iran said its UN delegation has no talks planned, leaving the diplomatic path stalled.
NYTimes – World A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were “separate” from discussions to fully reopen the waterway.
The U.S. President said he, in turn, has instructed his representatives to demand compensation from Iran.
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