Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and that the Revolutionary Guards Navy has not issued permission for any vessels to transit until further notice, Iran’s Fars news agency reported on Sunday, citing a military source.
The United States and Iran had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Saturday that the critical waterway would be shut in response to ongoing Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
The US military refuted this, claiming that 55 merchant ships transited the Strait on Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil for global markets.
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It comes as peace talks are set to begin in Switzerland between US and Iranian negotiators to work out key details of their interim agreement to end the Iran war. The main issues to be discussed will be the Strait of Hormuz and the ceasefire in Lebanon, as well as the future of Iran’s nuclear programme.
