The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an official statement rejecting any commitment to transfer management of the Strait of Hormuz, saying future management will be handled as a regional matter through dialogue between Tehran and Oman. The statement effectively signals that Iran will maintain unilateral control over the strategic waterway, excluding the United States from any agreement.
The IRGC's statement comes amid a broader stalemate in U.S.-Iran negotiations, as reported by The Zioneer over recent days. The Zioneer has covered the crisis in negotiations: Iran's demand for the immediate release of $24 billion in frozen funds, rejected by Washington (June 8); the IRGC's withdrawal from all nuclear talks, declaring negotiations 'closed' (June 11, 06:03); and the IRGC's announcement of readiness for expected U.S. strikes (June 11, 20:54). The latest declaration on the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for roughly 20% of the world's oil transit — appears to harden Iran's position further, refusing both nuclear concessions and any shared governance of the waterway. Tehran frames future management as a bilateral matter with Oman, excluding the U.S. entirely. The statement is unverified independently; no on- or off-record U.S. response has been reported yet.
2 developments
- DevelopingIran: No talks with US until Washington retreats, citing Hormuz dispute as core issue
- StrongIran rejects Omani Strait of Hormuz proposal, demands control over all entry and part of exit routes, official tells Reuters
- StrongIran says final agreement talks to start in coming days, Hormuz closure denied
- StrongFars: Iran says Hormuz talks only with Oman, no direct US negotiations
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