Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi declared on Aug 15 that the Strait of Hormuz 'has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian', rejecting US President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that he would declare the crucial waterway US territory. Iran effectively closed the strait at the start of a wider Middle East war in late February 2026, and a senior Iranian official last week set conditions for reopening it including an end to hostilities and removal of sanctions. Attacks in the strait have continued to threaten global shipping as diplomacy between the two countries remains stalled.
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