France and Italy open talks with Iran in hope of securing safe Hormuz passage
Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut
Europeans look for ways to restart energy shipments as Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep strait shut

Tehran has previously threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz shipping chokepoint

Passage for vessels is designed to show Iran’s dominance over waterway and limit diplomatic isolation, analysts suspect

E3 countries are expected to trigger process contained in 2015 nuclear accord as hopes fade of a diplomatic breakthrough

Crude had stabilised on optimism that a deal could be reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump renews threat to attack Iranian infrastructure

Written statement is first public comment from Mojtaba Khamenei since the start of the war