The IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency issued a categorical denial on Sunday, stating that there is no agreement regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and that published reports on the matter are false. The denial comes minutes after a source close to the Iranian negotiating team similarly rejected the claims.
Fars News Agency, the semi-official outlet closely affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued a statement at 12:44 Jerusalem time on Sunday categorically denying any agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The agency described reports of such a deal as 'false,' directly contradicting recent claims by President Donald Trump of a diplomatic breakthrough. The denial came just two minutes after The Zioneer reported a similar statement from a source close to the Iranian negotiating team at 12:42.
Earlier today, at 12:20 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a series of denials: the IRGC first denied reports of any new agreement, stating the waterway would remain closed as long as the U.S. continues 'hostile actions'; the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency then explicitly denied any agreement exists; and a source close to the Iranian negotiating team said the strait remains closed, with vessel traffic permitted only on a designated route subject to IRGC Navy approval. The 12:42 source denial and the 12:44 Fars statement represent the official hardening of that position.
As The Zioneer reported over the past weeks, Iranian officials have consistently rejected speculation of a deal. On Friday, June 26, the IRGC denied setting up a 'hotline' with the U.S. on the Strait of Hormuz. On June 12, a source close to the Iranian negotiating team dismissed reports of a Geneva deal as 'completely false.' The semi-official outlet Tasnim warned on June 19 that reopening the strait without U.S. compliance would undermine Iranian leverage. The latest denial, issued by the IRGC's own mouthpiece, underscores the significant gap between Western reports of progress and the official stance of Iran's security establishment.
The claim of an agreement remains unverified by independent sources, and the consistency of Iranian denials — from multiple channels over the past hours and weeks — strongly suggests no imminent reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. It remains unclear whether any diplomatic framework exists that could alter Iran's position.
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