The Iranian Army has issued a statement, according to reports, denying any current negotiations with the United States and accusing Washington of creating an unsafe route in the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that no talks will be held on the matter. The statement follows the Iranian Foreign Ministry's earlier denial of talks today.
The Iranian Army has reportedly issued a statement on Monday, directly blaming Washington for creating an unsafe route in the Strait of Hormuz and declaring that no talks will be held on the matter. The statement, attributed to the Army by the reporting source, marks a further hardening of Tehran's position, as the military branch now publicly ties the diplomatic impasse to the ongoing dispute over the strategic waterway.
The development comes a day after the Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a series of denials. On Sunday evening at 22:06 Jerusalem, the ministry repeatedly stated that no negotiations are underway with the United States. Initially, it acknowledged that mediators had conveyed messages from Washington, but by the end of the day, it explicitly denied the existence of any ceasefire, as The Zioneer reported. The Army's statement goes further, directly accusing Washington of creating unsafe conditions in the strait.
The Strait of Hormuz has been a central point of contention. As The Zioneer reported on June 19, Iran previously threatened to close the waterway and linked the resumption of talks to a ceasefire in Lebanon. On July 11, an Iranian source cited by Fars News Agency stated that no talks would occur until the US retreats, citing the Hormuz dispute as the core issue. The Army's statement now adopts that same framing.
The Army's statement was reported by a source and has not been independently confirmed. It remains unclear whether this represents a unified position across all branches of the Iranian government, or whether indirect channels of communication through mediators remain open.
7 developments
- DevelopingIran: No talks with US until Washington retreats, citing Hormuz dispute as core issue
- DevelopingUS military denies Iranian claims of control over Strait of Hormuz, says shipping lane open
- DevelopingUS official says Iran told Washington it will not collect Strait of Hormuz tolls
- StrongIran reiterates denial of new US talks next week, says official channels only for announcements
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