The Wall Street Journal reports, citing an American official, that the Trump administration will only agree to arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz where the IRGC does not collect tolls and cannot block access. The official also said any defined shipping lane would be temporary.
The new report, published Saturday at 11:54 Jerusalem time, adds a detail to the Trump administration's position first reported earlier today. As The Zioneer reported at 04:21 Jerusalem, an American official told the Wall Street Journal that the administration would only accept a deal barring the IRGC from collecting tolls in the Strait of Hormuz and preventing passage. The official now adds that any defined shipping lane under such an arrangement would be temporary.
The statement comes amid a protracted standoff over the strategic waterway. The IRGC has previously declared the strait closed and rejected multiple American proposals, as The Zioneer has reported. The Trump administration has issued ultimatums demanding the reopening of the strait and the end of Iranian toll collection.
4 developments
- DevelopingSenior US official: Strait of Hormuz to reopen 'with no tolls' under framework deal with Iran
- DevelopingSenior Iranian source claims US offered to lift blockade, sanctions for Hormuz, proxy halt
- ConfirmedU.S. and Iran reportedly near agreement on nuclear freeze, sanctions relief, and Strait of Hormuz reopening
- StrongUS Official: Siege on Iran to Be Lifted After Iran-Oman Deal Announced
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