The Strait of Hormuz remains locked up tighter than a drum. The numbers of ships reported to have gotten through over each of the last couple of days are in the single digits. “This strait will be opened and closed only under Iran’s command, and so long as you do not accept the reality of defeat and stop indulging in fantasies, Iran will continue to enforce the blockade,” Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi posted on X early on Saturday, reported Reuters.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran had not decided to resume talks with the U.S. He told Iranian news outlet Shahrara News in an interview published on Saturday that Washington must meet conditions on the strait in order for shipping to resume. “No negotiations have been held between us and the United States at this time,” he said. “Qatar and Pakistan are exchanging messages between the parties and are in contact with us, but this does not mean negotiations.”
