Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz will only be reopened through a diplomatic agreement, not by threats, according to Israeli media.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz will only be opened through an agreement, not threats, signaling Tehran's continued insistence on diplomatic terms over US pressure. The remark, reported by ynet, sharpens Iran's position after a series of official statements on the waterway's status.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, an Iranian source cited by state-affiliated PressTV said the reopening would proceed in accordance with the Islamabad memorandum of understanding. Ghalibaf's statement reinforces that the reopening is conditional on agreement, not coercion, and aligns with earlier Iranian parliamentary warnings that the strait remains under Iranian control.
Ghalibaf's comments come amid a sustained diplomatic tug-of-war over the strategic waterway, with US President Donald Trump having demanded full reopening by mid-June, and various Iranian officials repeatedly qualifying the terms. The new statement adds a direct political condition from the parliament's leadership, maintaining that any reopening must be negotiated rather than imposed.
3 developments
- StrongIranian Deputy FM: Strait of Hormuz will open only at Tehran's command, closure continues
- StrongIran's parliament speaker: We reached arrangement with Oman on Strait of Hormuz ship traffic
- DevelopingIranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf: Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war status
- StrongIranian army spokesman says Strait of Hormuz will only reopen if Iran's rights are respected
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