US President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected reports claiming Iran and Oman would jointly manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz under a possible agreement aimed at ending the ongoing conflict with Tehran.
Speaking during a cabinet meeting, Trump said no country would control the strategic waterway and warned that the United States would not accept any arrangement limiting international access. His remarks came after Iranian state television reported that an unofficial draft agreement proposed restoring commercial shipping through the Strait within a month while easing restrictions on Iranian ports.
Trump also suggested that negotiations between Washington and Tehran remained difficult despite the ceasefire that took effect in April. Major disagreements reportedly continue over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s nuclear programme, sanctions relief and the release of frozen Iranian funds abroad.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said only 23 vessels passed through the Strait with Iranian permission during the past 24 hours, far below normal traffic levels before the conflict began.
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