IRAN'S top joint military command said the U.S. had no role in determining the future of Hormuz and would not be allowed to intervene in the strait.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on Monday (July 13) on X that Tehran was the guardian of the strait and would remain so "forever", adding in response to U.S. President Donald Trump comments that: "20% is of course too much. We will be fair."
Trump said on Monday the United States was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open — for a fee — after the two sides exchanged more missile and drone attacks.
The latest hostilities followed an announcement by Iran at the weekend that it was closing the strait, and cast further doubt on the viability of an interim deal to halt the war and drove oil prices higher.
