Published August 9th, 2026 - 09:32 GMT
ALBAWABA - The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian forces and the blockade enforced by the United States continue amid failure to reach a breakthrough to a final peace deal between Washington and Tehran.Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) stressed on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed if the United States refuses to accept all of Tehran's demands."Our current strategy is to maintain this strait until the enemy accepts all our conditions," Iran's Army spokesperson Hossein Mohebi was quoted by state TV.He added, "The strait is now actually a theatre of war for us and not just a waterway".عاجل | عراقجي: مفاوضاتنا مع سلطنة #عمان بشأن تحديد مسار بحري جديد بمضيق هرمز تسير بشكل إيجابي وهي في مراحلها النهائية— الجزيرة - عاجل (@AJABreaking) August 9, 2026 On the other hand, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that negotiations on a peace deal cannot resume unless Washington halts its violations of the memorandum of understanding and backs away from them.He further noted that talks with Oman about opening a new maritime route in the critical waterway are progressing positively and are in their final stages.During the inauguration of the "Muharram and Ashura as Reflected in Foreign Ministry Documents" exhibition, Araghchi said, "We will not allow the blood that has been unjustly shed to be forgotten or ignored. We will neither forget nor forgive. This blood will continue to boil and will make the tree of the struggle for justice stronger and more firmly rooted every day," as quoted by Iranian news agency IRNA.
