Tehran, MINA – The Strait of Hormuz will reopen for transit only when revenues from shipping lanes are used to compensate for damages caused by the ongoing war, Iran’s presidential office said Sunday, according to Anadolu Agency.
“The Strait of Hormuz will be reopened only when part of the transit revenues is used to compensate for all damages caused by the imposed war,” Mehdi Tabatabai, the deputy for communications and information at the Iranian President’s Office, wrote on the US social media platform X.
Tabatabai also sharply criticized US President Donald Trump, saying he had “resorted to insults and nonsense out of desperation and anger,” and accused him of “initiating a full-scale war in the region and still boasting.”
The region has been on high alert since the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive against Iran on February 28, which has so far killed more than 1,340 people, including former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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Tehran has responded with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets. Iran has also restricted the movement of ships through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint for global oil supplies. []
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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