Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi responded Sunday morning to President Trump's claim that the Strait of Hormuz will become American territory after Iran's defeat, asserting that the strait 'was Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian' and that it will open or close only at Tehran's command. Gharibabadi warned that as long as the U.S. does not accept the reality of its defeat, Iran will continue enforcing the closure.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi issued a statement this morning directly responding to President Trump's declaration that the Strait of Hormuz will become American territory after Iran's defeat. Gharibabadi asserted that the strait 'was Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian,' and that it will be opened or closed only at Tehran's command. He warned that as long as the United States does not accept 'the reality of defeat,' Iran will continue enforcing the maritime closure.
The statement follows a similar rejection by Gharibabadi and Iran's judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i on Saturday, as The Zioneer reported. That earlier response called Trump's remarks 'delusions' and reaffirmed Iran's control over the waterway.
Iran has maintained an indefinite closure of the Strait of Hormuz since early June, enforced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and formalized by a newly established Iranian authority. Tehran has conditioned reopening on various political concessions, including an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The strait is the world's most critical energy chokepoint, through which about 20% of global oil passes.
The new statement suggests no softening in Tehran's position. No diplomatic breakthrough has been reported.
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